Recognised as Colour

#BDD8A1

#BDD8A1
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDD8A1 is a green with RGB values 189, 216, 161 and HSL 89°, 41%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDD8A1#BDD8A1

HEX#BDD8A1

RGBrgb(189, 216, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8471, 0.6314

RGB percentages74.1%, 84.7%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(89.5, 41.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.5, 25.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK12.5%, 0%, 25.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,441,761

CSS custom property--colour: #BDD8A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#42275E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED09Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9CFA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BFD3C9no 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 text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Wheat · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCA1D8

Analogous#D8D7A1, #A2D8A1

Triadic#A1BDD8, #D8A1BD

Split complementary#A1A1D8, #D8A1D8

Tetradic#A1D8D8, #BCA1D8, #D8A1A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F6E9

Lighter +10%#D6E7C5

Darker −10%#A4C97D

Darker −20%#8ABA59

Darker −30%#719E42

Darker −40%#577A33

More saturated +25%#BDE990

Less saturated −25%#BDC7B2

Channel breakdown

R189

G216

B161

Red189 (74.1%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue89.45°

Saturation (HSL)41.35%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G D8 · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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