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Colour

#B9DD6D

  • #B9DD6D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9DD6D is a green with RGB values 185, 221, 109 and HSL 79°, 62%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9DD6D#B9DD6D
HEX#B9DD6D
RGBrgb(185, 221, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8667, 0.4275
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(79.3, 62.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.3, 50.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 0%, 50.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DD6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#462292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C0D4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.6Khaki · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 23.9Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#916DDD
Analogous#DDC96D, #81DD6D
Triadic#6DB9DD, #DD6DB9
Split complementary#6D81DD, #C96DDD
Tetradic#6DDDC9, #916DDD, #DD6D81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAE9
Lighter +20%#E1F0C0
Lighter +10%#CDE796
Darker −10%#A5D344
Darker −20%#8BB92B
Darker −30%#6C9021
Darker −40%#4D6618
More saturated +25%#C1F356
Less saturated −25%#B1C683

Channel breakdown

R185
G221
B109
Red185 (72.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue79.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DD · B 6D

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