Recognised as Colour

#BCED9C

#BCED9C
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BCED9C is a green with RGB values 188, 237, 156 and HSL 96°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCED9C#BCED9C

HEX#BCED9C

RGBrgb(188, 237, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9294, 0.6118

RGB percentages73.7%, 92.9%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(96.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK20.7%, 0%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,381,596

CSS custom property--colour: #BCED9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.73:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#431263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3E196no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECDDA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BDE7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.8 Pale green · ΔE 19 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Khaki · ΔE 23.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD9CED

Analogous#E4ED9C, #9CEDA5

Triadic#9CBCED, #ED9CBC

Split complementary#A59CED, #ED9CE5

Tetradic#9CE5ED, #CD9CED, #EDA59C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6FDF2

Lighter +10%#D9F5C7

Darker −10%#9FE571

Darker −20%#82DD46

Darker −30%#67CB25

Darker −40%#51A01D

More saturated +25%#B9FC8D

Less saturated −25%#BFDEAB

Channel breakdown

R188

G237

B156

Red188 (73.7%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue96.3°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G ED · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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