Recognised as Colour

#BCCB28

#BCCB28
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCCB28 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 203, 40 and HSL 66°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCCB28#BCCB28

HEX#BCCB28

RGBrgb(188, 203, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7961, 0.1569

RGB percentages73.7%, 79.6%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(65.5, 67.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 80.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.4%, 0%, 80.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,372,776

CSS custom property--colour: #BCCB28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#4334D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BFAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.3 Gold · ΔE 28 Yellow · ΔE 29.6 Olive · ΔE 32.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.7 Khaki · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3728CB

Analogous#CB8828, #6ACB28

Triadic#28BCCB, #CB28BC

Split complementary#286ACB, #8928CB

Tetradic#28CB89, #3728CB, #CB286A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F5CA

Lighter +30%#E5ECA0

Lighter +20%#DAE475

Lighter +10%#CEDB4B

Darker −10%#95A020

Darker −20%#6D7617

Darker −30%#464B0F

Darker −40%#1E2106

More saturated +25%#D5E90A

Less saturated −25%#A3AD46

Channel breakdown

R188

G203

B40

Red188 (73.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue65.52°

Saturation (HSL)67.08%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G CB · B 28

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BCCB28 (chemical formula)

Formula
337.512 g/mol
31 atoms

BCCB28 has a molar mass of 337.512 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 2 elements: 29 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass337.512 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6045186 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7842746 × 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

B92.9%

C7.1%

Boron (B × 29)313.49 g/mol, 92.883%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 7.117%

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