Recognised as Colour

#BCE46B

#BCE46B
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCE46B is a green with RGB values 188, 228, 107 and HSL 80°, 69%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCE46B#BCE46B

HEX#BCE46B

RGBrgb(188, 228, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8941, 0.4196

RGB percentages73.7%, 89.4%, 42%

HSLhsl(79.8, 69.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.8, 53.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK17.5%, 0%, 53.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,379,243

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE46B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.45:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#431B94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD75Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C3DAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.8 Light green · ΔE 22.8 Pale green · ΔE 23.5 Khaki · ΔE 24.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#936BE4

Analogous#E4D06B, #7FE46B

Triadic#6BBCE4, #E46BBC

Split complementary#6B7FE4, #D06BE4

Tetradic#6BE4D0, #936BE4, #E46B7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FCEC

Lighter +20%#E3F4C1

Lighter +10%#D0EC96

Darker −10%#A8DC40

Darker −20%#90C524

Darker −30%#709A1C

Darker −40%#516F14

More saturated +25%#C3FA55

Less saturated −25%#B5CE81

Channel breakdown

R188

G228

B107

Red188 (73.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue79.83°

Saturation (HSL)69.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G E4 · B 6B

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BCe46B (chemical formula)

Formula
6,467.14 g/mol
48 atoms

BCe46B has a molar mass of 6,467.14 g/mol, made up of 48 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 46 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,467.14 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule48

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0738939 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.3119072 × 10^19

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

B0.3%

Ce99.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.334%

Cerium (Ce × 46)6,445.52 g/mol, 99.666%

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