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Colour

#BBD487

  • #BBD487
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBD487 is a green with RGB values 187, 212, 135 and HSL 79°, 47%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBD487#BBD487
HEX#BBD487
RGBrgb(187, 212, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8314, 0.5294
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(79.5, 47.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.5, 36.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 36.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,639
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD487;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#442B78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCB81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9CA8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C0CDC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Khaki · ΔE 17.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 25.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 26
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#A087D4
Analogous#D4C787, #94D487
Triadic#87BBD4, #D487BB
Split complementary#8795D4, #C687D4
Tetradic#87D4C6, #A087D4, #D48795

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCF8
Lighter +20%#E6EFD2
Lighter +10%#D0E1AD
Darker −10%#A6C761
Darker −20%#8FB441
Darker −30%#718F33
Darker −40%#536926
More saturated +25%#C2E873
Less saturated −25%#B4C09B

Channel breakdown

R187
G212
B135
Red187 (73.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue79.48°
Saturation (HSL)47.24%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D4 · B 87

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