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Recognised as Colour

#BDCE97

  • #BDCE97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDCE97 is a green with RGB values 189, 206, 151 and HSL 79°, 36%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDCE97#BDCE97
HEX#BDCE97
RGBrgb(189, 206, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8078, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(78.5, 35.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.5, 26.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 26.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,191
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCE97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#423168

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C793no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C1C8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7Wheat · ΔE 19Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A897CE
Analogous#CEC397, #A1CE97
Triadic#97BDCE, #CE97BD
Split complementary#97A2CE, #C397CE
Tetradic#97CEC3, #A897CE, #CE97A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EFDC
Lighter +10%#D3DEBA
Darker −10%#A7BE74
Darker −20%#91AD52
Darker −30%#748B41
Darker −40%#576831
More saturated +25%#C4E184
Less saturated −25%#B6BBAA

Channel breakdown

R189
G206
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue78.55°
Saturation (HSL)35.95%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G CE · B 97

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