Recognised as Colour

#BCD23F

#BCD23F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCD23F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 210, 63 and HSL 69°, 62%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCD23F#BCD23F

HEX#BCD23F

RGBrgb(188, 210, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8235, 0.2471

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.4%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(69, 62%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69, 70%, 82.4%)

CMYK10.5%, 0%, 70%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,591

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD23F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#432DC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C726no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC84Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C7C6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4 Khaki · ΔE 29.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7 Gold · ΔE 32.5 Green yellow · ΔE 32.6 Olive · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#553FD2

Analogous#D29F3F, #72D23F

Triadic#3FBCD2, #D23FBC

Split complementary#3F72D2, #9E3FD2

Tetradic#3FD29F, #553FD2, #D23F73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F9E4

Lighter +30%#E7EFBB

Lighter +20%#D9E592

Lighter +10%#CADC68

Darker −10%#9FB42A

Darker −20%#7B8B20

Darker −30%#566117

Darker −40%#31380D

More saturated +25%#D1F021

Less saturated −25%#A7B45D

Channel breakdown

R188

G210

B63

Red188 (73.7%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue68.98°

Saturation (HSL)62.03%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D2 · B 3F

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BCd23F (chemical formula)

Formula
2,615.238 g/mol
25 atoms

BCd23F has a molar mass of 2,615.238 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 23 × Cd, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,615.238 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3427049 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.3027123 × 10^20

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

B0.4%

Cd98.9%

F0.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.413%

Cadmium (Cd × 23)2,585.43 g/mol, 98.86%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.726%

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