Recognised as Colour

#BBCB81

#BBCB81
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBCB81 is a green with RGB values 187, 203, 129 and HSL 73°, 42%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBCB81#BBCB81

HEX#BBCB81

RGBrgb(187, 203, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.5059

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(73, 41.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73, 36.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 0%, 36.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,329

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCB81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#44347E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C37Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#C2C4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Khaki · ΔE 17.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.6 Wheat · ΔE 24.2 Burlywood · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9181CB

Analogous#CBB681, #96CB81

Triadic#81BBCB, #CB81BB

Split complementary#8196CB, #B681CB

Tetradic#81CBB6, #9181CB, #CB8196

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F8ED

Lighter +20%#E2E9C9

Lighter +10%#CEDAA5

Darker −10%#A8BC5D

Darker −20%#8EA343

Darker −30%#6F7F34

Darker −40%#4F5B25

More saturated +25%#C8E16B

Less saturated −25%#AEB597

Channel breakdown

R187

G203

B129

Red187 (73.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue72.97°

Saturation (HSL)41.57%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B 81

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BBCB81 (chemical formula)

Formula
909.241 g/mol
84 atoms

BBCB81 has a molar mass of 909.241 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 2 elements: 83 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass909.241 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule84

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5098302 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6232613 × 10^20

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

B98.7%

C1.3%

Boron (B × 83)897.23 g/mol, 98.679%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.321%

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