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Colour

#BBD74E

  • #BBD74E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBD74E is a green with RGB values 187, 215, 78 and HSL 72°, 63%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBD74E#BBD74E
HEX#BBD74E
RGBrgb(187, 215, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8431, 0.3059
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(72.3, 63.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.3, 63.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 0%, 63.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,350
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD74E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#4428B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4CB3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C5CCBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.1Khaki · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8Dark khaki · ΔE 31Light green · ΔE 31.6Pale green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4ED7
Analogous#D7AF4E, #77D74E
Triadic#4EBBD7, #D74EBB
Split complementary#4E76D7, #AF4ED7
Tetradic#4ED7AF, #6A4ED7, #D74E76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDF4
Lighter +30%#EBF3CB
Lighter +20%#DBEAA1
Lighter +10%#CBE078
Darker −10%#A6C52D
Darker −20%#839C23
Darker −30%#60721A
Darker −40%#3D4910
More saturated +25%#CBF233
Less saturated −25%#ABBC69

Channel breakdown

R187
G215
B78
Red187 (73.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue72.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D7 · B 4E

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