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Recognised as Colour

#BCF59D

  • #BCF59D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BCF59D is a green with RGB values 188, 245, 157 and HSL 99°, 81%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCF59D#BCF59D
HEX#BCF59D
RGBrgb(188, 245, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9608, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.7%, 96.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(98.9, 81.5%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 35.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 0%, 35.9%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,383,645
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF59D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#430A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE897no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E3A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCEFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.6Pale green · ΔE 15Khaki · ΔE 25.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.2Aquamarine · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69DF5
Analogous#E8F59D, #9DF5AA
Triadic#9DBCF5, #F59DBC
Split complementary#AA9DF5, #F59DE8
Tetradic#9DE8F5, #D69DF5, #F5AA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFA
Lighter +10%#DCFACB
Darker −10%#9CF06F
Darker −20%#7DEC40
Darker −30%#5FE217
Darker −40%#4BB412
More saturated +25%#B9FF93
Less saturated −25%#C0E8AB

Channel breakdown

R188
G245
B157
Red188 (73.7%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue98.86°
Saturation (HSL)81.48%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F5 · B 9D

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