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Recognised as Colour

#BDCF51

  • #BDCF51
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDCF51 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 207, 81 and HSL 69°, 57%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDCF51#BDCF51
HEX#BDCF51
RGBrgb(189, 207, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8118, 0.3176
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(68.6, 56.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 60.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 0%, 60.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,377
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCF51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#4230AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC659no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8C4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17Khaki · ΔE 22.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Olive · ΔE 29.7Light green · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6351CF
Analogous#CFA251, #7ECF51
Triadic#51BDCF, #CF51BD
Split complementary#517ECF, #A251CF
Tetradic#51CFA2, #6351CF, #CF517E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBF1
Lighter +30%#EAF0C9
Lighter +20%#DBE5A1
Lighter +10%#CCDA79
Darker −10%#A7BA33
Darker −20%#839228
Darker −30%#5F6A1D
Darker −40%#3B4212
More saturated +25%#D1EB35
Less saturated −25%#A9B36D

Channel breakdown

R189
G207
B81
Red189 (74.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G CF · B 51

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