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Recognised as Colour

#BDD39C

  • #BDD39C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDD39C is a green with RGB values 189, 211, 156 and HSL 84°, 38%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDD39C#BDD39C
HEX#BDD39C
RGBrgb(189, 211, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8275, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 82.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(84, 38.5%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 26.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 0%, 26.1%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,476
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD39C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#422C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9CC99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6CB9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0CEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.8Wheat · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B29CD3
Analogous#D3CD9C, #A2D39C
Triadic#9CBDD3, #D39CBD
Split complementary#9CA2D3, #CE9CD3
Tetradic#9CD3CD, #B29CD3, #D39CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF2E3
Lighter +10%#D5E3BF
Darker −10%#A5C379
Darker −20%#8EB455
Darker −30%#739442
Darker −40%#587132
More saturated +25%#C1E58A
Less saturated −25%#B9C1AE

Channel breakdown

R189
G211
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D3 · B 9C

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