Recognised as Colour

#BBDB56

#BBDB56
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBDB56 is a green with RGB values 187, 219, 86 and HSL 74°, 65%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBDB56#BBDB56

HEX#BBDB56

RGBrgb(187, 219, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8588, 0.3373

RGB percentages73.3%, 85.9%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(74.4, 64.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.4, 60.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.6%, 0%, 60.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,311,382

CSS custom property--colour: #BBDB56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4424A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CF46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CE5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4D0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 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 text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5 Khaki · ΔE 26.4 Light green · ΔE 29 Pale green · ΔE 29.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7656DB

Analogous#DBB956, #78DB56

Triadic#56BBDB, #DB56BB

Split complementary#5678DB, #B956DB

Tetradic#56DBB9, #7656DB, #DB5679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#EEF6D4

Lighter +20%#DDEDAA

Lighter +10%#CCE480

Darker −10%#AAD12D

Darker −20%#88A724

Darker −30%#667D1B

Darker −40%#435312

More saturated +25%#C8F53C

Less saturated −25%#AEC170

Channel breakdown

R187

G219

B86

Red187 (73.3%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue74.44°

Saturation (HSL)64.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G DB · B 56

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BBDb56 (chemical formula)

Formula
15,029.62 g/mol
58 atoms

BBDb56 has a molar mass of 15,029.62 g/mol, made up of 58 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 56 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass15,029.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule58

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4957271 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.0068483 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

Db99.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.144%

Dubnium (Db × 56)15,008 g/mol, 99.856%

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