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Colour

#BBCE49

  • #BBCE49
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBCE49 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 206, 73 and HSL 69°, 58%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBCE49#BBCE49
HEX#BBCE49
RGBrgb(187, 206, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8078, 0.2863
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(68.6, 57.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 64.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK9.2%, 0%, 64.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,308,041
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCE49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#4431B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC337no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C6C3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 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 text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.1Khaki · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6Olive · ΔE 29.9Light green · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C49CE
Analogous#CE9E49, #79CE49
Triadic#49BBCE, #CE49BB
Split complementary#4979CE, #9E49CE
Tetradic#49CE9F, #5C49CE, #CE4979

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9EA
Lighter +30%#E8EEC2
Lighter +20%#D9E499
Lighter +10%#CAD971
Darker −10%#A1B430
Darker −20%#7D8B26
Darker −30%#59631B
Darker −40%#353B10
More saturated +25%#D0EB2C
Less saturated −25%#A6B166

Channel breakdown

R187
G206
B73
Red187 (73.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G CE · B 49

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