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Colour

#BCE338

  • #BCE338
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BCE338 is a green with RGB values 188, 227, 56 and HSL 74°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCE338#BCE338
HEX#BCE338
RGBrgb(188, 227, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8902, 0.2196
RGB percentages73.7%, 89%, 22%
HSLhsl(73.7, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.7, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 75.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,936
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#431CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D509no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD448no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C6D7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Green yellow · ΔE 21.1Yellow · ΔE 27.6Gold · ΔE 35.4Lawn green · ΔE 35.6Chartreuse · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F38E3
Analogous#E3B438, #67E338
Triadic#38BCE3, #E338BC
Split complementary#3866E3, #B538E3
Tetradic#38E3B5, #5F38E3, #E33866

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCEB
Lighter +30%#E9F6BE
Lighter +20%#DAF091
Lighter +10%#CBE965
Darker −10%#A4CB1D
Darker −20%#809F16
Darker −30%#5C7210
Darker −40%#38450A
More saturated +25%#CBFF1C
Less saturated −25%#ADC754

Channel breakdown

R188
G227
B56
Red188 (73.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue73.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E3 · B 38

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