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Recognised as Colour

#BBC64E

  • #BBC64E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBC64E is a yellow with RGB values 187, 198, 78 and HSL 66°, 51%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBC64E#BBC64E
HEX#BBC64E
RGBrgb(187, 198, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7765, 0.3059
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(65.5, 51.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 60.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 60.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,998
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC64E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4439B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BD40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BF56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6BBADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 21Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25Olive · ΔE 26Goldenrod · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594EC6
Analogous#C6954E, #7FC64E
Triadic#4EBBC6, #C64EBB
Split complementary#4E7FC6, #954EC6
Tetradic#4EC695, #594EC6, #C64E7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8E8
Lighter +30%#E7EBC2
Lighter +20%#D9DF9B
Lighter +10%#CAD275
Darker −10%#A0AA37
Darker −20%#7B842A
Darker −30%#575D1E
Darker −40%#333612
More saturated +25%#D3E331
Less saturated −25%#A3A96B

Channel breakdown

R187
G198
B78
Red187 (73.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue65.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C6 · B 4E

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