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Colour

#BBD97A

  • #BBD97A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#BBD97A is a green with RGB values 187, 217, 122 and HSL 79°, 56%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#BBD97A#BBD97A
HEX#BBD97A
RGBrgb(187, 217, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.851, 0.4784
RGB percentages73.3%, 85.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(78.9, 55.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 43.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.8%, 0%, 43.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,906
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD97A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#442685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CF72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCE7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C1D1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1Light green · ΔE 22.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.2Pale green · ΔE 25.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#987AD9
Analogous#D9C77A, #8CD97A
Triadic#7ABBD9, #D97ABB
Split complementary#7A8CD9, #C77AD9
Tetradic#7AD9C7, #987AD9, #D97A8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBF1
Lighter +20%#E4F0C9
Lighter +10%#CFE4A2
Darker −10%#A7CE52
Darker −20%#8FB835
Darker −30%#709129
Darker −40%#51691E
More saturated +25%#C3EE65
Less saturated −25%#B3C48F

Channel breakdown

R187
G217
B122
Red187 (73.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue78.95°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D9 · B 7A

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