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Recognised as Colour

#BADD26

  • #BADD26
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BADD26 is a green with RGB values 186, 221, 38 and HSL 71°, 73%, 51%. 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

#BADD26#BADD26
HEX#BADD26
RGBrgb(186, 221, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8667, 0.149
RGB percentages72.9%, 86.7%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(71.5, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.5, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 82.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,246,310
CSS custom property--colour: #BADD26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4522D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7CF3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.8Green yellow · ΔE 21.9Yellow · ΔE 25.6Gold · ΔE 33.2Lawn green · ΔE 36.2Chartreuse · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4926DD
Analogous#DDA526, #5EDD26
Triadic#26BADD, #DD26BA
Split complementary#265EDD, #A526DD
Tetradic#26DDA5, #4926DD, #DD265E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F9D6
Lighter +30%#E4F2AA
Lighter +20%#D6EB7E
Lighter +10%#C8E452
Darker −10%#97B41C
Darker −20%#728815
Darker −30%#4D5C0E
Darker −40%#283007
More saturated +25%#CDFC07
Less saturated −25%#A7BE45

Channel breakdown

R186
G221
B38
Red186 (72.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue71.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G DD · B 26

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