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Recognised as Colour

#BDD55C

  • #BDD55C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDD55C is a green with RGB values 189, 213, 92 and HSL 72°, 59%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDD55C#BDD55C
HEX#BDD55C
RGBrgb(189, 213, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8353, 0.3608
RGB percentages74.1%, 83.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(71.9, 59%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.9, 56.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK11.3%, 0%, 56.8%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,924
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#422AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CA4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCB64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7CBBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.3Khaki · ΔE 21.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Light green · ΔE 28.9Pale green · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#745CD5
Analogous#D5B05C, #81D55C
Triadic#5CBDD5, #D55CBD
Split complementary#5C81D5, #B05CD5
Tetradic#5CD5B0, #745CD5, #D55C81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#EEF4D6
Lighter +20%#DEEAAD
Lighter +10%#CDDF85
Darker −10%#ACCA34
Darker −20%#8AA12A
Darker −30%#67791F
Darker −40%#445015
More saturated +25%#CCEF42
Less saturated −25%#AEBB76

Channel breakdown

R189
G213
B92
Red189 (74.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue71.9°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D5 · B 5C

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