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Recognised as Colour

#BDC597

  • #BDC597
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDC597 is a green with RGB values 189, 197, 151 and HSL 70°, 28%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDC597#BDC597
HEX#BDC597
RGBrgb(189, 197, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(70.4, 28.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.4, 23.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 23.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,887
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#423A68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCC094no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2C0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Tan · ΔE 16Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.2Wheat · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7Burlywood · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F97C5
Analogous#C5B697, #A6C597
Triadic#97BDC5, #C597BD
Split complementary#97A6C5, #B697C5
Tetradic#97C5B6, #9F97C5, #C597A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCF9
Lighter +20%#E7EAD8
Lighter +10%#D2D7B8
Darker −10%#A8B376
Darker −20%#929E58
Darker −30%#747D46
Darker −40%#555C34
More saturated +25%#CAD983
Less saturated −25%#B0B1AB

Channel breakdown

R189
G197
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue70.43°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B 97

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