Recognised as Colour

#BAF059

#BAF059
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BAF059 is a green with RGB values 186, 240, 89 and HSL 81°, 83%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BAF059#BAF059

HEX#BAF059

RGBrgb(186, 240, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9412, 0.349

RGB percentages72.9%, 94.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(81.5, 83.4%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.5, 62.9%, 94.1%)

CMYK22.5%, 0%, 62.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,251,225

CSS custom property--colour: #BAF059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#450FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DE64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1E5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3 Green yellow · ΔE 21.6 Pale green · ΔE 28.3 Light green · ΔE 29.3 Limegreen · ΔE 32.5 Lawn green · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F59F0

Analogous#F0DB59, #6EF059

Triadic#59BAF0, #F059BA

Split complementary#596EF0, #DB59F0

Tetradic#59F0DB, #8F59F0, #F0596E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4FDE5

Lighter +20%#E1F8B7

Lighter +10%#CDF488

Darker −10%#A7EC2A

Darker −20%#8CD013

Darker −30%#6DA10F

Darker −40%#4D730A

More saturated +25%#BEFF4A

Less saturated −25%#B4D970

Channel breakdown

R186

G240

B89

Red186 (72.9%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue81.46°

Saturation (HSL)83.43%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G F0 · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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