Colour

#BCD86A

#BCD86A
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#BCD86A is a green with RGB values 188, 216, 106 and HSL 75°, 59%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BCD86A

RGBrgb(188, 216, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8471, 0.4157

RGB percentages73.7%, 84.7%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(75.3, 58.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75.3, 50.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK13%, 0%, 50.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,376,170

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD86A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#432795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3CD60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CD70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4CFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.4 Yellow green · ΔE 20.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3 Light green · ΔE 25 Pale green · ΔE 26.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#866AD8

Analogous#D8BD6A, #85D86A

Triadic#6ABCD8, #D86ABC

Split complementary#6A85D8, #BD6AD8

Tetradic#6AD8BD, #866AD8, #D86A85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F8E3

Lighter +20%#E0EDBB

Lighter +10%#CEE392

Darker −10%#AACD42

Darker −20%#8EAE2E

Darker −30%#6D8623

Darker −40%#4C5E18

More saturated +25%#C8F053

Less saturated −25%#B0C182

Channel breakdown

R188

G216

B106

Red188 (73.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue75.27°

Saturation (HSL)58.51%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D8 · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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