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Recognised as Colour

#BBCA4D

  • #BBCA4D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBCA4D is a yellow with RGB values 187, 202, 77 and HSL 67°, 54%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBCA4D#BBCA4D
HEX#BBCA4D
RGBrgb(187, 202, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.302
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(67.2, 54.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 61.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 0%, 61.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,021
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCA4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4435B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C03Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C255no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#C6BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18Khaki · ΔE 22.5Dark khaki · ΔE 23.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9Olive · ΔE 27.7Goldenrod · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4DCA
Analogous#CA9A4D, #7DCA4D
Triadic#4DBBCA, #CA4DBB
Split complementary#4D7CCA, #9B4DCA
Tetradic#4DCA9B, #5C4DCA, #CA4D7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9EA
Lighter +30%#E8EDC3
Lighter +20%#D9E19C
Lighter +10%#CAD674
Darker −10%#A1B034
Darker −20%#7D8829
Darker −30%#59611D
Darker −40%#353A11
More saturated +25%#D1E730
Less saturated −25%#A5AD6A

Channel breakdown

R187
G202
B77
Red187 (73.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue67.2°
Saturation (HSL)54.11%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B 4D

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