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Recognised as Colour

#BADC28

  • #BADC28
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BADC28 is a green with RGB values 186, 220, 40 and HSL 71°, 72%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BADC28#BADC28
HEX#BADC28
RGBrgb(186, 220, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8627, 0.1569
RGB percentages72.9%, 86.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(71.3, 72%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 81.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 0%, 81.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,246,056
CSS custom property--colour: #BADC28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4523D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EACF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CE3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4Green yellow · ΔE 22.7Yellow · ΔE 26Gold · ΔE 33Lawn green · ΔE 36.9Chartreuse · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A28DC
Analogous#DCA428, #60DC28
Triadic#28BADC, #DC28BA
Split complementary#2860DC, #A428DC
Tetradic#28DCA4, #4A28DC, #DC2860

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F9D7
Lighter +30%#E4F1AC
Lighter +20%#D6EA80
Lighter +10%#C8E354
Darker −10%#97B41D
Darker −20%#728816
Darker −30%#4D5C0F
Darker −40%#293008
More saturated +25%#CDFB09
Less saturated −25%#A7BD47

Channel breakdown

R186
G220
B40
Red186 (72.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue71.33°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G DC · B 28

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