Recognised as Colour

#BCC800

#BCC800
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCC800 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 200, 0 and HSL 64°, 100%, 39%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCC800#BCC800

HEX#BCC800

RGBrgb(188, 200, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7843, 0

RGB percentages73.7%, 78.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(63.6, 100%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 100%, 78.4%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 100%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,371,968

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#4337FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C025no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BBAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.5 Gold · ΔE 25.1 Yellow · ΔE 26.1 Green yellow · ΔE 33.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.4 Olive · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C00C8

Analogous#C87000, #58C800

Triadic#00BCC8, #C800BC

Split complementary#0058C8, #7000C8

Tetradic#00C870, #0C00C8, #C80058

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FF95

Lighter +30%#F6FF62

Lighter +20%#F3FF2F

Lighter +10%#ECFB00

Darker −10%#8C9500

Darker −20%#5C6200

Darker −30%#2C2F00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BCC800

Less saturated −25%#A6AF19

Channel breakdown

R188

G200

Red188 (73.7%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue63.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G C8 · B 00

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BCC800 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,631.621 g/mol
802 atoms

BCC800 has a molar mass of 9,631.621 g/mol, made up of 802 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 801 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,631.621 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule802

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5993683 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2524686 × 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%

C99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.112%

Carbon (C × 801)9,620.811 g/mol, 99.888%

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