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Colour

#BBD829

  • #BBD829
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBD829 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 216, 41 and HSL 70°, 69%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBD829#BBD829
HEX#BBD829
RGBrgb(187, 216, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8471, 0.1608
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.7%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(69.9, 69.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 81%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 0%, 81%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,569
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD829;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#4427D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CC3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C6CCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 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 text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3Green yellow · ΔE 25.4Yellow · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 31.5Olivedrab · ΔE 36.9Khaki · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4629D8
Analogous#D89E29, #63D829
Triadic#29BBD8, #D829BB
Split complementary#2963D8, #9E29D8
Tetradic#29D89E, #4629D8, #D82963

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F7D6
Lighter +30%#E4F0AA
Lighter +20%#D6E87F
Lighter +10%#C9E054
Darker −10%#97AE20
Darker −20%#718318
Darker −30%#4C5810
Darker −40%#272D08
More saturated +25%#D0F809
Less saturated −25%#A6B849

Channel breakdown

R187
G216
B41
Red187 (73.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue69.94°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D8 · B 29

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