Recognised as Colour

#BBCD6C

#BBCD6C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBCD6C is a green with RGB values 187, 205, 108 and HSL 71°, 49%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBCD6C#BBCD6C

HEX#BBCD6C

RGBrgb(187, 205, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8039, 0.4235

RGB percentages73.3%, 80.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(71.1, 49.2%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.1, 47.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK8.8%, 0%, 47.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,820

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCD6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#443293

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.8 Khaki · ΔE 16.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 26 Yellow green · ΔE 27.1 Light green · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E6CCD

Analogous#CDAF6C, #8ACD6C

Triadic#6CBBCD, #CD6CBB

Split complementary#6C8ACD, #AF6CCD

Tetradic#6CCDAF, #7E6CCD, #CD6C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F4DE

Lighter +20%#DEE7B8

Lighter +10%#CDDA92

Darker −10%#A9C046

Darker −20%#8A9D36

Darker −30%#697729

Darker −40%#47511C

More saturated +25%#CAE653

Less saturated −25%#ACB485

Channel breakdown

R187

G205

B108

Red187 (73.3%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue71.13°

Saturation (HSL)49.24%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CD · B 6C

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BBCd6C (chemical formula)

Formula
708.091 g/mol
9 atoms

BBCd6C has a molar mass of 708.091 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 6 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass708.091 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1758128 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.5047554 × 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

B3.1%

Cd95.3%

C1.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 3.053%

Cadmium (Cd × 6)674.46 g/mol, 95.25%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.696%

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