Colour

#BCD879

#BCD879
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#BCD879 is a green with RGB values 188, 216, 121 and HSL 78°, 55%, 66%. 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

#BCD879#BCD879

HEX#BCD879

RGBrgb(188, 216, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8471, 0.4745

RGB percentages73.7%, 84.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(77.7, 54.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77.7, 44%, 84.7%)

CMYK13%, 0%, 44%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,376,185

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

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

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#432786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2CE71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DECD7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C3D0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 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 text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Light green · ΔE 23.4 Pale green · ΔE 25.9 Yellow green · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9579D8

Analogous#D8C479, #8DD879

Triadic#79BCD8, #D879BC

Split complementary#798CD8, #C579D8

Tetradic#79D8C5, #9579D8, #D8798C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FAF0

Lighter +20%#E4EFC8

Lighter +10%#D0E3A1

Darker −10%#A8CD51

Darker −20%#90B635

Darker −30%#718F29

Darker −40%#51671E

More saturated +25%#C5EE63

Less saturated −25%#B3C28F

Channel breakdown

R188

G216

B121

Red188 (73.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue77.68°

Saturation (HSL)54.91%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D8 · B 79

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Colour values

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