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Recognised as Colour

#BCE56A

  • #BCE56A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BCE56A is a green with RGB values 188, 229, 106 and HSL 80°, 70%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCE56A#BCE56A
HEX#BCE56A
RGBrgb(188, 229, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.898, 0.4157
RGB percentages73.7%, 89.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(80, 70.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 53.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK17.9%, 0%, 53.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,379,498
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE56A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#431A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D85Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3DBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.2Light green · ΔE 23Pale green · ΔE 23.6Khaki · ΔE 25.3Dark khaki · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#936AE5
Analogous#E5D16A, #7FE56A
Triadic#6ABCE5, #E56ABC
Split complementary#6A7FE5, #D06AE5
Tetradic#6AE5D1, #936AE5, #E56A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FCEC
Lighter +20%#E3F4C1
Lighter +10%#D0ED95
Darker −10%#A8DD3F
Darker −20%#90C623
Darker −30%#709B1B
Darker −40%#517013
More saturated +25%#C3FB54
Less saturated −25%#B5CF80

Channel breakdown

R188
G229
B106
Red188 (73.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)70.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E5 · B 6A

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