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Recognised as Colour

#BDDC20

  • #BDDC20
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDDC20 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 220, 32 and HSL 70°, 75%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDDC20#BDDC20
HEX#BDDC20
RGBrgb(189, 220, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8627, 0.1255
RGB percentages74.1%, 86.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(69.9, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 0%, 85.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,442,656
CSS custom property--colour: #BDDC20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4223DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7CF37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9D0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 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 text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.4Green yellow · ΔE 23Yellow · ΔE 24.1Gold · ΔE 31.4Lawn green · ΔE 37.4Chartreuse · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F20DC
Analogous#DC9D20, #5FDC20
Triadic#20BDDC, #DC20BD
Split complementary#205FDC, #9D20DC
Tetradic#20DC9D, #3F20DC, #DC205F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8D0
Lighter +30%#E5F2A3
Lighter +20%#D8EB77
Lighter +10%#CBE54A
Darker −10%#97AF1A
Darker −20%#718313
Darker −30%#4A560D
Darker −40%#242A06
More saturated +25%#D2FC00
Less saturated −25%#A8BD3F

Channel breakdown

R189
G220
B32
Red189 (74.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue69.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G DC · B 20

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