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Recognised as Colour

#BDD17D

  • #BDD17D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDD17D is a green with RGB values 189, 209, 125 and HSL 74°, 48%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDD17D#BDD17D
HEX#BDD17D
RGBrgb(189, 209, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8196, 0.4902
RGB percentages74.1%, 82%, 49%
HSLhsl(74.3, 47.7%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.3, 40.2%, 82%)
CMYK9.6%, 0%, 40.2%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,933
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD17D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#422E82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C981no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4C9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4Khaki · ΔE 15.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Light green · ΔE 27.1Wheat · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#917DD1
Analogous#D1BB7D, #93D17D
Triadic#7DBDD1, #D17DBD
Split complementary#7D93D1, #BB7DD1
Tetradic#7DD1BB, #917DD1, #D17D93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9EE
Lighter +20%#E3ECC8
Lighter +10%#D0DEA3
Darker −10%#AAC457
Darker −20%#91AB3D
Darker −30%#71862F
Darker −40%#516022
More saturated +25%#C9E767
Less saturated −25%#B1BB93

Channel breakdown

R189
G209
B125
Red189 (74.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue74.29°
Saturation (HSL)47.73%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D1 · B 7D

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