Colour

#BBD38C

#BBD38C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBD38C is a green with RGB values 187, 211, 140 and HSL 80°, 45%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BBD38C

RGBrgb(187, 211, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8275, 0.549

RGB percentages73.3%, 82.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(80.3, 44.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 33.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK11.4%, 0%, 33.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,309,388

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD38C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#442C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBCB87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8CA8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C0CCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Khaki · ΔE 18.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.1 Wheat · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A48CD3

Analogous#D3C78C, #98D38C

Triadic#8CBBD3, #D38CBB

Split complementary#8C98D3, #C78CD3

Tetradic#8CD3C8, #A48CD3, #D38C98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFB

Lighter +20%#E7EFD6

Lighter +10%#D1E1B1

Darker −10%#A5C567

Darker −20%#8FB445

Darker −30%#718F37

Darker −40%#546A29

More saturated +25%#C1E778

Less saturated −25%#B5BFA0

Channel breakdown

R187

G211

B140

Red187 (73.3%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue80.28°

Saturation (HSL)44.65%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G D3 · B 8C

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Colour values

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