Recognised as Colour

#BDDC79

#BDDC79
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#BDDC79 is a green with RGB values 189, 220, 121 and HSL 79°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#BDDC79#BDDC79

HEX#BDDC79

RGBrgb(189, 220, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8627, 0.4745

RGB percentages74.1%, 86.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(78.8, 58.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78.8, 45%, 86.3%)

CMYK14.1%, 0%, 45%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,442,745

CSS custom property--colour: #BDDC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#422386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6D171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2D07Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C4D3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Light green · ΔE 22.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.4 Pale green · ΔE 24.5 Yellow green · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9879DC

Analogous#DCC979, #8CDC79

Triadic#79BDDC, #DC79BD

Split complementary#798CDC, #C979DC

Tetradic#79DCC9, #9879DC, #DC798C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FCF2

Lighter +20%#E5F1CA

Lighter +10%#D1E7A1

Darker −10%#A9D151

Darker −20%#92BE31

Darker −30%#739527

Darker −40%#536D1C

More saturated +25%#C5F164

Less saturated −25%#B5C78E

Channel breakdown

R189

G220

B121

Red189 (74.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue78.79°

Saturation (HSL)58.58%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G DC · B 79

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Colour values

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