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Recognised as Colour

#BAFF2A

  • #BAFF2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#BAFF2A is a green with RGB values 186, 255, 42 and HSL 79°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#BAFF2A#BAFF2A
HEX#BAFF2A
RGBrgb(186, 255, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 1, 0.1647
RGB percentages72.9%, 100%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(79.4, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.4, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,018
CSS custom property--colour: #BAFF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.43:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#4500D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFED00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C1F3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 4.9Lawn green · ΔE 20.2Chartreuse · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 25.6Yellow · ΔE 28.9Limegreen · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F2AFF
Analogous#FFDA2A, #4FFF2A
Triadic#2ABAFF, #FF2ABA
Split complementary#2A4FFF, #DA2AFF
Tetradic#2AFFDA, #6F2AFF, #FF2A50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFFF6
Lighter +30%#ECFFC3
Lighter +20%#DBFF90
Lighter +10%#CBFF5D
Darker −10%#A6F600
Darker −20%#84C300
Darker −30%#619000
Darker −40%#3F5D00
More saturated +25%#BAFF2A
Less saturated −25%#B1E445

Channel breakdown

R186
G255
B42
Red186 (72.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue79.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G FF · B 2A

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