Recognised as Colour

#BCD356

#BCD356
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCD356 is a green with RGB values 188, 211, 86 and HSL 71°, 59%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCD356#BCD356

HEX#BCD356

RGBrgb(188, 211, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.3373

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(71, 58.7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71, 59.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK10.9%, 0%, 59.2%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,870

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#432CA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC95Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.1 Khaki · ΔE 22.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5 Light green · ΔE 30.3 Olive · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D56D3

Analogous#D3AB56, #7ED356

Triadic#56BCD3, #D356BC

Split complementary#567ED3, #AB56D3

Tetradic#56D3AB, #6D56D3, #D3567E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDF8

Lighter +30%#ECF3CF

Lighter +20%#DCE8A7

Lighter +10%#CCDE7E

Darker −10%#A9C333

Darker −20%#869B28

Darker −30%#63721E

Darker −40%#404A13

More saturated +25%#CDEE3B

Less saturated −25%#ABB871

Channel breakdown

R188

G211

B86

Red188 (73.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue71.04°

Saturation (HSL)58.69%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B 56

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BCd356 (chemical formula)

Formula
40,028.77 g/mol
357 atoms

BCd356 has a molar mass of 40,028.77 g/mol, made up of 357 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 356 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass40,028.77 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule357

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.6469336 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.5044531 × 10^19

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%

Cd100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.027%

Cadmium (Cd × 356)40,017.96 g/mol, 99.973%

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