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Colour

#BBCD00

  • #BBCD00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBCD00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 205, 0 and HSL 65°, 100%, 40%. 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

#BBCD00#BBCD00
HEX#BBCD00
RGBrgb(187, 205, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8039, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(65.3, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.3, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 0%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,712
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#4432FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC427no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8C0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.1Yellow · ΔE 24.9Gold · ΔE 26.8Green yellow · ΔE 29.9Goldenrod · ΔE 36.6Olive · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1200CD
Analogous#CD7800, #55CD00
Triadic#00BBCD, #CD00BB
Split complementary#0055CD, #7900CD
Tetradic#00CD78, #1200CD, #CD0054

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FF9A
Lighter +30%#F2FF67
Lighter +20%#EDFF34
Lighter +10%#E9FF01
Darker −10%#8C9A00
Darker −20%#5E6700
Darker −30%#2F3400
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#BBCD00
Less saturated −25%#A6B31A

Channel breakdown

R187
G205
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue65.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G CD · B 00

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