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Recognised as Colour

#BCC95D

  • #BCC95D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCC95D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 201, 93 and HSL 67°, 50%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCC95D#BCC95D
HEX#BCC95D
RGBrgb(188, 201, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.3647
RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(67.2, 50%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 53.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 53.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,317
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC95D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4336A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6C052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C6BFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Khaki · ΔE 17.6Yellow green · ΔE 23.7Olivedrab · ΔE 25Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.4Olive · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A5DC9
Analogous#C9A05D, #86C95D
Triadic#5DBCC9, #C95DBC
Split complementary#5D86C9, #A05DC9
Tetradic#5DC9A0, #6A5DC9, #C95D86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCF6
Lighter +30%#EBEFD0
Lighter +20%#DCE3A9
Lighter +10%#CCD683
Darker −10%#A8B63D
Darker −20%#849030
Darker −30%#616A23
Darker −40%#3E4316
More saturated +25%#D1E442
Less saturated −25%#A7AE78

Channel breakdown

R188
G201
B93
Red188 (73.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue67.22°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B 5D

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