Colour

#BCDD99

#BCDD99
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#BCDD99 is a green with RGB values 188, 221, 153 and HSL 89°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BCDD99

RGBrgb(188, 221, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8667, 0.6

RGB percentages73.7%, 86.7%, 60%

HSLhsl(89.1, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.1, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK14.9%, 0%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,377,497

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#432266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFD29Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BFD7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20 Khaki · ΔE 21.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA99DD

Analogous#DDDC99, #9ADD99

Triadic#99BCDD, #DD99BC

Split complementary#999ADD, #DC99DD

Tetradic#99DDDC, #BA99DD, #DD999A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF7E6

Lighter +10%#D5EABF

Darker −10%#A3D073

Darker −20%#8AC44D

Darker −30%#70A637

Darker −40%#56802A

More saturated +25%#BDEE88

Less saturated −25%#BCCCAA

Channel breakdown

R188

G221

B153

Red188 (73.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue89.12°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G DD · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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