Colour

#BDC90E

#BDC90E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BDC90E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 201, 14 and HSL 64°, 87%, 42%. 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

#BDC90E#BDC90E

HEX#BDC90E

RGBrgb(189, 201, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7882, 0.0549

RGB percentages74.1%, 78.8%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(63.9, 87%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 93%, 78.8%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 93%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,437,774

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC90E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52624WCAG 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#B9B9B9

Inverted#4236F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C12Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CABCABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 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 Gold · ΔE 25.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.1 Green yellow · ΔE 33.2 Olive · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A0EC9

Analogous#C9770E, #5FC90E

Triadic#0EBDC9, #C90EBD

Split complementary#0E5FC9, #770EC9

Tetradic#0EC978, #1A0EC9, #C90E60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F9AA

Lighter +30%#EEF67A

Lighter +20%#E8F24B

Lighter +10%#E1EF1B

Darker −10%#90990B

Darker −20%#636A07

Darker −30%#373A04

Darker −40%#0A0A01

More saturated +25%#C9D700

Less saturated −25%#A6AE29

Channel breakdown

R189

G201

B14

Red189 (74.1%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue63.85°

Saturation (HSL)86.98%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G C9 · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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