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Recognised as Colour

#BBD87D

  • #BBD87D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#BBD87D is a green with RGB values 187, 216, 125 and HSL 79°, 54%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#BBD87D#BBD87D
HEX#BBD87D
RGBrgb(187, 216, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8471, 0.4902
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(79.1, 53.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.1, 42.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 0%, 42.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,653
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD87D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#442782

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E1CE76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECD82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C1D0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9A7DD8
Analogous#D8C77D, #8DD87D
Triadic#7DBBD8, #D87DBB
Split complementary#7D8DD8, #C87DD8
Tetradic#7DD8C8, #9A7DD8, #D87D8D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBF3
Lighter +20%#E4F0CB
Lighter +10%#D0E4A4
Darker −10%#A6CC56
Darker −20%#8FB837
Darker −30%#70912B
Darker −40%#526920
More saturated +25%#C3ED68
Less saturated −25%#B3C392

Channel breakdown

R187
G216
B125
Red187 (73.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue79.12°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D8 · B 7D

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