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Recognised as Colour

#BCEC1D

  • #BCEC1D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#BCEC1D is a green with RGB values 188, 236, 29 and HSL 74°, 84%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#BCEC1D#BCEC1D
HEX#BCEC1D
RGBrgb(188, 236, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9255, 0.1137
RGB percentages73.7%, 92.5%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(73.9, 84.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.9, 87.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 87.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,213
CSS custom property--colour: #BCEC1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#4313E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FADC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4DB3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6E0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 13.9Yellow green · ΔE 18.9Yellow · ΔE 23.9Lawn green · ΔE 28.7Chartreuse · ΔE 29Limegreen · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D1DEC
Analogous#ECB51D, #54EC1D
Triadic#1DBCEC, #EC1DBC
Split complementary#1D54EC, #B51DEC
Tetradic#1DECB5, #4D1DEC, #EC1D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FCD9
Lighter +30%#E6F8AA
Lighter +20%#D8F47B
Lighter +10%#CAF04C
Darker −10%#9BC511
Darker −20%#76960D
Darker −30%#516709
Darker −40%#2C3805
More saturated +25%#C6FF0A
Less saturated −25%#ACCD3C

Channel breakdown

R188
G236
B29
Red188 (73.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue73.91°
Saturation (HSL)84.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G EC · B 1D

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