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Recognised as Colour

#BDCD28

  • #BDCD28
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDCD28 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 205, 40 and HSL 66°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDCD28#BDCD28
HEX#BDCD28
RGBrgb(189, 205, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8039, 0.1569
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(65.8, 67.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 80.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 80.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,438,824
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4232D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CAC1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15Gold · ΔE 28Yellow · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 32.5Olive · ΔE 33.2Olivedrab · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3828CD
Analogous#CD8B28, #6BCD28
Triadic#28BDCD, #CD28BD
Split complementary#286BCD, #8A28CD
Tetradic#28CD8A, #3828CD, #CD286B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5CC
Lighter +30%#E5EDA1
Lighter +20%#DAE477
Lighter +10%#CEDC4C
Darker −10%#96A220
Darker −20%#6E7817
Darker −30%#474D0F
Darker −40%#202207
More saturated +25%#D6EC09
Less saturated −25%#A4AE47

Channel breakdown

R189
G205
B40
Red189 (74.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue65.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G CD · B 28

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