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Colour

#BBEE8A

  • #BBEE8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BBEE8A is a green with RGB values 187, 238, 138 and HSL 91°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBEE8A#BBEE8A
HEX#BBEE8A
RGBrgb(187, 238, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9333, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.3%, 93.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(90.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 42%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,316,298
CSS custom property--colour: #BBEE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#441175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E182no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDD90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.8Pale green · ΔE 16.1Khaki · ΔE 24.1Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8AEE
Analogous#EDEE8A, #8AEE8B
Triadic#8ABBEE, #EE8ABB
Split complementary#8B8AEE, #EE8AED
Tetradic#8AEDEE, #BD8AEE, #EE8B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFFBE3
Lighter +10%#D5F4B7
Darker −10%#A1E85D
Darker −20%#87E131
Darker −30%#6EC31C
Darker −40%#559616
More saturated +25%#BBFF79
Less saturated −25%#BBDD9B

Channel breakdown

R187
G238
B138
Red187 (73.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue90.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G EE · B 8A

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