Recognised as Colour

#BCEB99

#BCEB99
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BCEB99 is a green with RGB values 188, 235, 153 and HSL 94°, 67%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCEB99#BCEB99

HEX#BCEB99

RGBrgb(188, 235, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9216, 0.6

RGB percentages73.7%, 92.2%, 60%

HSLhsl(94.4, 67.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.4, 34.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK20%, 0%, 34.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,381,081

CSS custom property--colour: #BCEB99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#431466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2E093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBDC9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BDE5D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.2 Pale green · ΔE 19.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Khaki · ΔE 22.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C899EB

Analogous#E5EB99, #99EB9F

Triadic#99BCEB, #EB99BC

Split complementary#9F99EB, #EB99E5

Tetradic#99E5EB, #C899EB, #EB9F99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4FCEE

Lighter +10%#D8F3C4

Darker −10%#A0E36E

Darker −20%#84DA44

Darker −30%#6AC427

Darker −40%#539A1E

More saturated +25%#BAFA8A

Less saturated −25%#BEDCA8

Channel breakdown

R188

G235

B153

Red188 (73.7%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue94.39°

Saturation (HSL)67.21%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G EB · B 99

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BCeB99 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,221.12 g/mol
101 atoms

BCeB99 has a molar mass of 1,221.12 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 2 elements: 100 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,221.12 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0277175 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9316535 × 10^20

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

B88.5%

Ce11.5%

Boron (B × 100)1,081 g/mol, 88.525%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.475%

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