Recognised as Colour

#BDC902

#BDC902
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BDC902 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 201, 2 and HSL 64°, 98%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDC902#BDC902

HEX#BDC902

RGBrgb(189, 201, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7882, 0.0078

RGB percentages74.1%, 78.8%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(63.6, 98%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 99%, 78.8%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 99%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,437,762

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC902;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#4236FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CBBCABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.6 Gold · ΔE 25 Yellow · ΔE 25.8 Green yellow · ΔE 32.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.6 Olive · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E02C9

Analogous#C97202, #5AC902

Triadic#02BDC9, #C902BD

Split complementary#025AC9, #7102C9

Tetradic#02C971, #0E02C9, #C9025A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FE99

Lighter +30%#F4FD67

Lighter +20%#F1FD34

Lighter +10%#ECFB03

Darker −10%#8E9701

Darker −20%#5E6401

Darker −30%#2F3200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BFCB00

Less saturated −25%#A7B01B

Channel breakdown

R189

G201

Red189 (74.1%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue63.62°

Saturation (HSL)98.03%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G C9 · B 02

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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