Colour

#BCD329

#BCD329
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCD329 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 211, 41 and HSL 68°, 67%, 49%. 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

#BCD329#BCD329

HEX#BCD329

RGBrgb(188, 211, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.1608

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(68.1, 67.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 80.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK10.9%, 0%, 80.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,825

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD329;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5744WCAG 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 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#432CD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC83Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8C7B5no 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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.1 Yellow · ΔE 27.5 Green yellow · ΔE 28.7 Gold · ΔE 29.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 35.1 Khaki · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4029D3

Analogous#D39529, #67D329

Triadic#29BCD3, #D329BC

Split complementary#2967D3, #9529D3

Tetradic#29D395, #4029D3, #D32967

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F6D2

Lighter +30%#E4EEA7

Lighter +20%#D7E67C

Lighter +10%#CADD52

Darker −10%#96A821

Darker −20%#707E18

Darker −30%#4A5310

Darker −40%#242808

More saturated +25%#D3F309

Less saturated −25%#A5B348

Channel breakdown

R188

G211

B41

Red188 (73.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue68.12°

Saturation (HSL)67.46%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B 29

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Colour values

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