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Recognised as Colour

#BAE32C

  • #BAE32C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BAE32C is a green with RGB values 186, 227, 44 and HSL 73°, 77%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BAE32C#BAE32C
HEX#BAE32C
RGBrgb(186, 227, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8902, 0.1725
RGB percentages72.9%, 89%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(73.4, 76.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.4, 80.6%, 89%)
CMYK18.1%, 0%, 80.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,247,852
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE32C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#451CD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.1Green yellow · ΔE 19Yellow · ΔE 26Lawn green · ΔE 33.5Chartreuse · ΔE 34Gold · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#552CE3
Analogous#E3B02C, #5FE32C
Triadic#2CBAE3, #E32CBA
Split complementary#2C5FE3, #B02CE3
Tetradic#2CE3B1, #552CE3, #E32C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBE0
Lighter +30%#E6F5B3
Lighter +20%#D7EF86
Lighter +10%#C9E959
Darker −10%#9CC21A
Darker −20%#789514
Darker −30%#54680E
Darker −40%#303B08
More saturated +25%#C9FF10
Less saturated −25%#AAC54A

Channel breakdown

R186
G227
B44
Red186 (72.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue73.44°
Saturation (HSL)76.57%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G E3 · B 2C

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