Recognised as Colour

#BCDB74

#BCDB74
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#BCDB74 is a green with RGB values 188, 219, 116 and HSL 78°, 59%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#BCDB74#BCDB74

HEX#BCDB74

RGBrgb(188, 219, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 0.4549

RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(78.1, 58.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78.1, 47%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.2%, 0%, 47%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,376,948

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDB74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#43248B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5D06Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CF7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C3D2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5 Light green · ΔE 22.7 Yellow green · ΔE 23.8 Pale green · ΔE 24.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9374DB

Analogous#DBC774, #89DB74

Triadic#74BCDB, #DB74BC

Split complementary#7489DB, #C774DB

Tetradic#74DBC6, #9374DB, #DB7488

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FAEE

Lighter +20%#E3F0C5

Lighter +10%#D0E59D

Darker −10%#A8D14B

Darker −20%#90B930

Darker −30%#709125

Darker −40%#51681B

More saturated +25%#C5F15E

Less saturated −25%#B3C58A

Channel breakdown

R188

G219

B116

Red188 (73.7%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue78.06°

Saturation (HSL)58.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B 74

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BCdB74 (chemical formula)

Formula
923.16 g/mol
76 atoms

BCdB74 has a molar mass of 923.16 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass923.16 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5329432 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5233987 × 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

B87.8%

Cd12.2%

Boron (B × 75)810.75 g/mol, 87.823%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 12.177%

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