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Recognised as Colour

#BBD990

  • #BBD990
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#BBD990 is a green with RGB values 187, 217, 144 and HSL 85°, 49%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBD990#BBD990
HEX#BBD990
RGBrgb(187, 217, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.851, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.3%, 85.1%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(84.7, 49%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.7, 33.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.8%, 0%, 33.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,928
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#44266F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0D08Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCE94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BFD3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Khaki · ΔE 19.5Light green · ΔE 24.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE90D9
Analogous#D9D390, #97D990
Triadic#90BBD9, #D990BB
Split complementary#9097D9, #D390D9
Tetradic#90D9D3, #AE90D9, #D99097

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF3DC
Lighter +10%#D2E6B6
Darker −10%#A4CC6A
Darker −20%#8CBF44
Darker −30%#719B35
Darker −40%#557528
More saturated +25%#BEEC7D
Less saturated −25%#B8C6A3

Channel breakdown

R187
G217
B144
Red187 (73.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue84.66°
Saturation (HSL)48.99%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D9 · B 90

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