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Recognised as Colour

#BBE86D

  • #BBE86D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBE86D is a green with RGB values 187, 232, 109 and HSL 82°, 73%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBE86D#BBE86D
HEX#BBE86D
RGBrgb(187, 232, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9098, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.3%, 91%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(82, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82, 53%, 91%)
CMYK19.4%, 0%, 53%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,314,733
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE86D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#441792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DB61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD875no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C1DFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.5Light green · ΔE 21.7Pale green · ΔE 22.1Khaki · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 31.8Olivedrab · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A6DE8
Analogous#E8D76D, #7EE86D
Triadic#6DBBE8, #E86DBB
Split complementary#6D7DE8, #D86DE8
Tetradic#6DE8D8, #9A6DE8, #E86D7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FDF1
Lighter +20%#E4F6C5
Lighter +10%#D0EF99
Darker −10%#A6E141
Darker −20%#8FCE21
Darker −30%#70A21A
Darker −40%#527613
More saturated +25%#C1FD58
Less saturated −25%#B5D382

Channel breakdown

R187
G232
B109
Red187 (73.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue81.95°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E8 · B 6D

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