Recognised as Colour

#BCE85B

#BCE85B
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCE85B is a green with RGB values 188, 232, 91 and HSL 79°, 75%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCE85B#BCE85B

HEX#BCE85B

RGBrgb(188, 232, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9098, 0.3569

RGB percentages73.7%, 91%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(78.7, 75.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78.7, 60.8%, 91%)

CMYK19%, 0%, 60.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,380,251

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE85B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.83:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#4317A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DA4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED865no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C4DECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.5 Green yellow · ΔE 27.1 Pale green · ΔE 27.7 Light green · ΔE 27.8 Khaki · ΔE 31 Olivedrab · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#875BE8

Analogous#E8CE5B, #75E85B

Triadic#5BBCE8, #E85BBC

Split complementary#5B76E8, #CD5BE8

Tetradic#5BE8CD, #875BE8, #E85B76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3FBE1

Lighter +20%#E1F5B4

Lighter +10%#CEEE88

Darker −10%#AAE22E

Darker −20%#8EC21B

Darker −30%#6D9515

Darker −40%#4C680F

More saturated +25%#C5FF44

Less saturated −25%#B3D172

Channel breakdown

R188

G232

B91

Red188 (73.7%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue78.72°

Saturation (HSL)75.4%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G E8 · B 5B

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BCe85B (chemical formula)

Formula
11,931.82 g/mol
87 atoms

BCe85B has a molar mass of 11,931.82 g/mol, made up of 87 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 85 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,931.82 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule87

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9813253 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0471267 × 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

B0.2%

Ce99.8%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.181%

Cerium (Ce × 85)11,910.2 g/mol, 99.819%

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