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Recognised as Colour

#BAE99D

  • #BAE99D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BAE99D is a green with RGB values 186, 233, 157 and HSL 97°, 63%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BAE99D#BAE99D
HEX#BAE99D
RGBrgb(186, 233, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9137, 0.6157
RGB percentages72.9%, 91.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(97.1, 63.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.1, 32.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 32.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,249,501
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE99D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#451662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDE98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8DAA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.5Pale green · ΔE 21Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Khaki · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9DE9
Analogous#E0E99D, #9DE9A6
Triadic#9DBAE9, #E99DBA
Split complementary#A69DE9, #E99DE0
Tetradic#9DE0E9, #CC9DE9, #E9A69D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FCF0
Lighter +10%#D7F2C7
Darker −10%#9DE073
Darker −20%#7FD64A
Darker −30%#65C22B
Darker −40%#4F9822
More saturated +25%#B6F88E
Less saturated −25%#BEDAAC

Channel breakdown

R186
G233
B157
Red186 (72.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue97.11°
Saturation (HSL)63.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G E9 · B 9D

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