Recognised as Colour

#BCC40C

#BCC40C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCC40C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 196, 12 and HSL 63°, 88%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCC40C#BCC40C

HEX#BCC40C

RGBrgb(188, 196, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7686, 0.0471

RGB percentages73.7%, 76.9%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(62.6, 88.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.6, 93.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 93.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,370,956

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC40C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#433BF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BE28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CAB7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.2 Gold · ΔE 24.8 Yellow · ΔE 28.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7 Olive · ΔE 31.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#140CC4

Analogous#C4700C, #60C40C

Triadic#0CBCC4, #C40CBC

Split complementary#0C60C4, #700CC4

Tetradic#0CC470, #140CC4, #C40C60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F9A3

Lighter +30%#F1F673

Lighter +20%#ECF343

Lighter +10%#E7F112

Darker −10%#8E9409

Darker −20%#606406

Darker −30%#323403

Darker −40%#040400

More saturated +25%#C7D000

Less saturated −25%#A4AA26

Channel breakdown

R188

G196

B12

Red188 (73.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue62.61°

Saturation (HSL)88.46%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G C4 · B 0C

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BCC40C (chemical formula)

Formula
515.272 g/mol
43 atoms

BCC40C has a molar mass of 515.272 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 42 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass515.272 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule43

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.5562929 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1687304 × 10^21

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

B2.1%

C97.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.098%

Carbon (C × 42)504.462 g/mol, 97.902%

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