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Recognised as Colour

#B9DD4B

  • #B9DD4B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9DD4B is a green with RGB values 185, 221, 75 and HSL 75°, 68%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9DD4B#B9DD4B
HEX#B9DD4B
RGBrgb(185, 221, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8667, 0.2941
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.7%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(74.8, 68.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.8, 66.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 0%, 66.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,811
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DD4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4622B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD036no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CF56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C2D2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.2Green yellow · ΔE 28.1Khaki · ΔE 31.1Light green · ΔE 31.7Pale green · ΔE 32.1Olivedrab · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F4BDD
Analogous#DDB84B, #70DD4B
Triadic#4BB9DD, #DD4BB9
Split complementary#4B70DD, #B84BDD
Tetradic#4BDDB8, #6F4BDD, #DD4B70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDF7
Lighter +30%#EBF5CC
Lighter +20%#DAEDA1
Lighter +10%#CAE576
Darker −10%#A5CE27
Darker −20%#83A31F
Darker −30%#607817
Darker −40%#3E4D0F
More saturated +25%#C7F830
Less saturated −25%#ABC266

Channel breakdown

R185
G221
B75
Red185 (72.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue74.79°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DD · B 4B

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