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Recognised as Colour

#BCCC1D

  • #BCCC1D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BCCC1D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 204, 29 and HSL 65°, 75%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCCC1D#BCCC1D
HEX#BCCC1D
RGBrgb(188, 204, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8, 0.1137
RGB percentages73.7%, 80%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(65.5, 75.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 85.8%, 80%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 85.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,373,021
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCC1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4333E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC332no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C9C0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.8Gold · ΔE 27.2Yellow · ΔE 27.4Green yellow · ΔE 31.8Olive · ΔE 34.1Goldenrod · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D1DCC
Analogous#CC841D, #65CC1D
Triadic#1DBCCC, #CC1DBC
Split complementary#1D65CC, #841DCC
Tetradic#1DCC84, #2D1DCC, #CC1D65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F6BF
Lighter +30%#E7F092
Lighter +20%#DDE966
Lighter +10%#D3E339
Darker −10%#939F17
Darker −20%#6A7310
Darker −30%#41460A
Darker −40%#171904
More saturated +25%#D4E900
Less saturated −25%#A4AF3A

Channel breakdown

R188
G204
B29
Red188 (73.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue65.49°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G CC · B 1D

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