Colour

#BCD125

#BCD125
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCD125 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 209, 37 and HSL 67°, 70%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCD125#BCD125

HEX#BCD125

RGBrgb(188, 209, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8196, 0.1451

RGB percentages73.7%, 82%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(67.3, 69.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.3, 82.3%, 82%)

CMYK10%, 0%, 82.3%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,309

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD125;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#432EDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C8C5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9 Yellow · ΔE 27.3 Gold · ΔE 28.9 Green yellow · ΔE 29.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 35.1 Khaki · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A25D1

Analogous#D19025, #66D125

Triadic#25BCD1, #D125BC

Split complementary#2566D1, #9025D1

Tetradic#25D190, #3A25D1, #D12566

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F6CC

Lighter +30%#E5EEA1

Lighter +20%#D9E775

Lighter +10%#CDDF4A

Darker −10%#95A61D

Darker −20%#6E7A16

Darker −30%#474F0E

Darker −40%#202406

More saturated +25%#D3F006

Less saturated −25%#A5B244

Channel breakdown

R188

G209

B37

Red188 (73.7%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue67.33°

Saturation (HSL)69.92%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D1 · B 25

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