Recognised as Colour

#BDCA4B

#BDCA4B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BDCA4B is a yellow with RGB values 189, 202, 75 and HSL 66°, 55%, 54%. 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

#BDCA4B#BDCA4B

HEX#BDCA4B

RGBrgb(189, 202, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7922, 0.2941

RGB percentages74.1%, 79.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(66.1, 54.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 62.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 62.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,438,091

CSS custom property--colour: #BDCA4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4235B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C03Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.3 Khaki · ΔE 22.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6 Olive · ΔE 27.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#584BCA

Analogous#CA974B, #7ECA4B

Triadic#4BBDCA, #CA4BBD

Split complementary#4B7ECA, #974BCA

Tetradic#4BCA97, #584BCA, #CA4B7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8E9

Lighter +30%#E8EDC1

Lighter +20%#DAE19A

Lighter +10%#CBD672

Darker −10%#A2AF33

Darker −20%#7D8728

Darker −30%#59601C

Darker −40%#343811

More saturated +25%#D4E72E

Less saturated −25%#A6AD68

Channel breakdown

R189

G202

B75

Red189 (74.1%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue66.14°

Saturation (HSL)54.51%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G CA · B 4B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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