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Recognised as Colour

#BDD455

  • #BDD455
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDD455 is a green with RGB values 189, 212, 85 and HSL 71°, 60%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDD455#BDD455
HEX#BDD455
RGBrgb(189, 212, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8314, 0.3333
RGB percentages74.1%, 83.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(70.9, 59.6%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.9, 59.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 59.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,661
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD455;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#422BAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECA5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C7C9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.6Khaki · ΔE 23.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Olivedrab · ΔE 28Light green · ΔE 30.7Olive · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C55D4
Analogous#D4AC55, #7DD455
Triadic#55BDD4, #D455BD
Split complementary#557DD4, #AC55D4
Tetradic#55D4AC, #6C55D4, #D4557D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDF8
Lighter +30%#ECF3CF
Lighter +20%#DDE9A6
Lighter +10%#CDDE7E
Darker −10%#AAC432
Darker −20%#879C27
Darker −30%#63731D
Darker −40%#404A13
More saturated +25%#CEEF3A
Less saturated −25%#ACB970

Channel breakdown

R189
G212
B85
Red189 (74.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue70.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D4 · B 55

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