Recognised as Colour

#BDCA3B

#BDCA3B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BDCA3B is a yellow with RGB values 189, 202, 59 and HSL 65°, 57%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDCA3B#BDCA3B

HEX#BDCA3B

RGBrgb(189, 202, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7922, 0.2314

RGB percentages74.1%, 79.2%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(65.5, 57.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 70.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 70.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,438,075

CSS custom property--colour: #BDCA3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#4235C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C022no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C246no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16 Khaki · ΔE 27.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1 Olive · ΔE 29.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.1 Gold · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#483BCA

Analogous#CA8F3B, #76CA3B

Triadic#3BBDCA, #CA3BBD

Split complementary#3B75CA, #903BCA

Tetradic#3BCA90, #483BCA, #CA3B75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F5DC

Lighter +30%#E6EBB3

Lighter +20%#D8E08B

Lighter +10%#CBD563

Darker −10%#9AA52D

Darker −20%#757D22

Darker −30%#4F5517

Darker −40%#2A2D0C

More saturated +25%#D6E91C

Less saturated −25%#A4AB5A

Channel breakdown

R189

G202

B59

Red189 (74.1%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue65.45°

Saturation (HSL)57.43%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G CA · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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