Colour

#BCD59D

#BCD59D
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCD59D is a green with RGB values 188, 213, 157 and HSL 87°, 40%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#BCD59D

RGBrgb(188, 213, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8353, 0.6157

RGB percentages73.7%, 83.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(86.8, 40%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 26.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK11.7%, 0%, 26.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,375,453

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD59D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#432A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBCE99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7CCA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BFD0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.2 Wheat · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B69DD5

Analogous#D5D29D, #A0D59D

Triadic#9DBCD5, #D59DBC

Split complementary#9DA0D5, #D29DD5

Tetradic#9DD5D2, #B69DD5, #D59DA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF4E4

Lighter +10%#D4E4C1

Darker −10%#A4C679

Darker −20%#8BB656

Darker −30%#719841

Darker −40%#577432

More saturated +25%#BEE78C

Less saturated −25%#BAC4AF

Channel breakdown

R188

G213

B157

Red188 (73.7%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue86.79°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D5 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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