Recognised as Colour

#BCEC99

#BCEC99
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BCEC99 is a green with RGB values 188, 236, 153 and HSL 95°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCEC99#BCEC99

HEX#BCEC99

RGBrgb(188, 236, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9255, 0.6

RGB percentages73.7%, 92.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(94.7, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.7, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.3%, 0%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,381,337

CSS custom property--colour: #BCEC99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#431366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3E093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBDD9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BDE6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.7 Pale green · ΔE 18.9 Khaki · ΔE 23 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C999EC

Analogous#E6EC99, #99EC9F

Triadic#99BCEC, #EC99BC

Split complementary#9F99EC, #EC99E6

Tetradic#99E6EC, #C999EC, #EC9F99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4FCEF

Lighter +10%#D8F4C4

Darker −10%#A0E46E

Darker −20%#84DC43

Darker −30%#69C725

Darker −40%#539C1D

More saturated +25%#BAFB8A

Less saturated −25%#BEDDA8

Channel breakdown

R188

G236

B153

Red188 (73.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue94.7°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G EC · B 99

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BCeC99 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,340.019 g/mol
101 atoms

BCeC99 has a molar mass of 1,340.019 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ce, 99 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,340.019 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2251539 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.4940712 × 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

B0.8%

Ce10.5%

C88.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.807%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 10.457%

Carbon (C × 99)1,189.089 g/mol, 88.737%

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