Recognised as Colour

#BBCC3F

#BBCC3F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBCC3F is a yellow with RGB values 187, 204, 63 and HSL 67°, 58%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBCC3F#BBCC3F

HEX#BBCC3F

RGBrgb(187, 204, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.2471

RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(67.2, 58%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 69.1%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 69.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,519

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCC3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4433C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC228no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C34Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#C7C1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6 Khaki · ΔE 27.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.6 Olive · ΔE 29.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 30 Gold · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#503FCC

Analogous#CC973F, #74CC3F

Triadic#3FBBCC, #CC3FBB

Split complementary#3F74CC, #973FCC

Tetradic#3FCC97, #503FCC, #CC3F74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F7E0

Lighter +30%#E6ECB8

Lighter +20%#D8E190

Lighter +10%#C9D767

Darker −10%#9CAB2D

Darker −20%#778223

Darker −30%#525A18

Darker −40%#2D320D

More saturated +25%#D2EA21

Less saturated −25%#A4AE5D

Channel breakdown

R187

G204

B63

Red187 (73.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue67.23°

Saturation (HSL)58.02%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B 3F

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BBCC3F (chemical formula)

Formula
88.662 g/mol
7 atoms

BBCC3F has a molar mass of 88.662 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 4 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass88.662 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4722671 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.7922456 × 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

B24.4%

C54.2%

F21.4%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 24.385%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 54.188%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 21.427%

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