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Colour

#BCF256

  • #BCF256
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BCF256 is a green with RGB values 188, 242, 86 and HSL 81°, 86%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCF256#BCF256
HEX#BCF256
RGBrgb(188, 242, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.949, 0.3373
RGB percentages73.7%, 94.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(80.8, 85.7%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.8, 64.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 64.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,382,806
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#430DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEE341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E062no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#C3E7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.9Green yellow · ΔE 19.8Pale green · ΔE 30Light green · ΔE 31.1Limegreen · ΔE 32.8Lawn green · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C56F2
Analogous#F2DA56, #6EF256
Triadic#56BCF2, #F256BC
Split complementary#566EF2, #DA56F2
Tetradic#56F2DA, #8C56F2, #F2566E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FDE4
Lighter +20%#E2F9B5
Lighter +10%#CFF685
Darker −10%#A9EE27
Darker −20%#8FD210
Darker −30%#6FA30D
Darker −40%#4E7309
More saturated +25%#C0FF49
Less saturated −25%#B5DB6D

Channel breakdown

R188
G242
B86
Red188 (73.7%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue80.77°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F2 · B 56

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