Recognised as Colour
#BBC43C
- #BBC43C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BBC43C is a yellow with RGB values 187, 196, 60 and HSL 64°, 54%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BBC43C#BBC43C
HEX#BBC43C
RGBrgb(187, 196, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7686, 0.2353
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.9%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(64, 53.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64, 69.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 0%, 69.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,468
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC43C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#443BC3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#453CC4
Analogous#C4893C, #77C43C
Triadic#3CBBC4, #C43CBB
Split complementary#3C77C4, #893CC4
Tetradic#3CC489, #453CC4, #C43C77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G196
B60
Red187 (73.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue63.97°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C4 · B 3C
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BBC43C (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 550.104 g/mol
- 46 atoms
BBC43C has a molar mass of 550.104 g/mol, made up of 46 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 44 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass550.104 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule46
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.1346918 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.0947277 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B3.9%
C96.1%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 3.93%
Carbon (C × 44)528.484 g/mol, 96.07%
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