Colour

#BCC817

#BCC817
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCC817 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 200, 23 and HSL 64°, 79%, 44%. 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

#BCC817#BCC817

HEX#BCC817

RGBrgb(188, 200, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7843, 0.0902

RGB percentages73.7%, 78.4%, 9%

HSLhsl(64.1, 79.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 88.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 88.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,371,991

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC817;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1

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

Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#4337E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C02Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BBAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 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 text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.3 Gold · ΔE 26 Yellow · ΔE 27.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.5 Olive · ΔE 32.8 Green yellow · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2317C8

Analogous#C87B17, #64C817

Triadic#17BCC8, #C817BC

Split complementary#1764C8, #7B17C8

Tetradic#17C87B, #2317C8, #C81764

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F6B5

Lighter +30%#EAF187

Lighter +20%#E2EC59

Lighter +10%#DAE72B

Darker −10%#919A12

Darker −20%#666D0C

Darker −30%#3B3F07

Darker −40%#101102

More saturated +25%#D0DF00

Less saturated −25%#A4AC33

Channel breakdown

R188

G200

B23

Red188 (73.7%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue64.07°

Saturation (HSL)79.37%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G C8 · B 17

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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