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Recognised as Colour

#BADD6B

  • #BADD6B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BADD6B is a green with RGB values 186, 221, 107 and HSL 78°, 63%, 64%. 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

#BADD6B#BADD6B
HEX#BADD6B
RGBrgb(186, 221, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8667, 0.4196
RGB percentages72.9%, 86.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(78.4, 62.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.4, 51.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 51.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,246,379
CSS custom property--colour: #BADD6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#452294

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C1D4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 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 text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.9Khaki · ΔE 22Light green · ΔE 23Pale green · ΔE 24.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.6Olivedrab · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6BDD
Analogous#DDC76B, #81DD6B
Triadic#6BBADD, #DD6BBA
Split complementary#6B81DD, #C76BDD
Tetradic#6BDDC7, #8E6BDD, #DD6B81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAE7
Lighter +20%#E1F0BE
Lighter +10%#CDE794
Darker −10%#A7D342
Darker −20%#8CB82A
Darker −30%#6D8E21
Darker −40%#4D6517
More saturated +25%#C3F454
Less saturated −25%#B1C682

Channel breakdown

R186
G221
B107
Red186 (72.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue78.42°
Saturation (HSL)62.64%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G DD · B 6B

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