Recognised as Colour

#BCD37C

#BCD37C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCD37C is a green with RGB values 188, 211, 124 and HSL 76°, 50%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCD37C#BCD37C

HEX#BCD37C

RGBrgb(188, 211, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.4863

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(75.9, 49.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75.9, 41.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK10.9%, 0%, 41.2%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,908

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD37C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#432C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCA75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DACA80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C3CBBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.9 Khaki · ΔE 16.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.3 Light green · ΔE 25.7 Pale green · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#937CD3

Analogous#D3BE7C, #91D37C

Triadic#7CBCD3, #D37CBC

Split complementary#7C91D3, #BE7CD3

Tetradic#7CD3BE, #937CD3, #D37C91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F9EF

Lighter +20%#E3EDC8

Lighter +10%#D0E0A2

Darker −10%#A8C656

Darker −20%#90AE3B

Darker −30%#70882E

Darker −40%#516221

More saturated +25%#C6E966

Less saturated −25%#B2BD92

Channel breakdown

R188

G211

B124

Red188 (73.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue75.86°

Saturation (HSL)49.71%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B 7C

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BCd37C (chemical formula)

Formula
4,181.991 g/mol
39 atoms

BCd37C has a molar mass of 4,181.991 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 37 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,181.991 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule39

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.9443594 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4400176 × 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

B0.3%

Cd99.5%

C0.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.258%

Cadmium (Cd × 37)4,159.17 g/mol, 99.454%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.287%

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