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Recognised as Colour

#BAD300

  • #BAD300
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BAD300 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 211, 0 and HSL 67°, 100%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BAD300#BAD300
HEX#BAD300
RGBrgb(186, 211, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8275, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 82.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(67.1, 100%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.1, 100%, 82.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 100%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,243,712
CSS custom property--colour: #BAD300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#452CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6C6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.2Yellow · ΔE 23.8Green yellow · ΔE 26.2Gold · ΔE 29.1Olivedrab · ΔE 39.4Olive · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1900D3
Analogous#D38300, #50D300
Triadic#00BAD3, #D300BA
Split complementary#0050D3, #8300D3
Tetradic#00D383, #1900D3, #D30050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FFA0
Lighter +30%#EEFF6D
Lighter +20%#E8FF3A
Lighter +10%#E2FF07
Darker −10%#8DA000
Darker −20%#606D00
Darker −30%#333A00
Darker −40%#060700
More saturated +25%#BAD300
Less saturated −25%#A6B91A

Channel breakdown

R186
G211
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue67.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G D3 · B 00

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