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Recognised as Colour

#BBD899

  • #BBD899
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBD899 is a green with RGB values 187, 216, 153 and HSL 88°, 45%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBD899#BBD899
HEX#BBD899
RGBrgb(187, 216, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8471, 0.6
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(87.6, 44.7%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.6, 29.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 0%, 29.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,681
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#442766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#DACE9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BED2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9Khaki · ΔE 21.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B699D8
Analogous#D8D599, #9CD899
Triadic#99BBD8, #D899BB
Split complementary#999BD8, #D599D8
Tetradic#99D8D5, #B699D8, #D8999C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF4E3
Lighter +10%#D4E6BE
Darker −10%#A2CA74
Darker −20%#8ABC4F
Darker −30%#709C3C
Darker −40%#55772E
More saturated +25%#BCEA87
Less saturated −25%#BAC6AB

Channel breakdown

R187
G216
B153
Red187 (73.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue87.62°
Saturation (HSL)44.68%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D8 · B 99

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