Colour

#BCD24C

#BCD24C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCD24C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 210, 76 and HSL 70°, 60%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCD24C#BCD24C

HEX#BCD24C

RGBrgb(188, 210, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8235, 0.298

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.4%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(69.9, 59.8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 63.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK10.5%, 0%, 63.8%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,604

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD24C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

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

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#432DB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC73Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC855no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C7C7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 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 text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.1 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7 Olive · ΔE 31.5 Light green · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#624CD2

Analogous#D2A54C, #79D24C

Triadic#4CBCD2, #D24CBC

Split complementary#4C79D2, #A54CD2

Tetradic#4CD2A5, #624CD2, #D24C79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FBEF

Lighter +30%#EAF1C6

Lighter +20%#DBE69E

Lighter +10%#CBDC75

Darker −10%#A5BC2F

Darker −20%#819325

Darker −30%#5D6A1B

Darker −40%#394210

More saturated +25%#CFEE30

Less saturated −25%#A9B668

Channel breakdown

R188

G210

B76

Red188 (73.7%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue69.85°

Saturation (HSL)59.82%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D2 · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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