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Colour

#BDDD00

  • #BDDD00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDDD00 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 221, 0 and HSL 69°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDDD00#BDDD00
HEX#BDDD00
RGBrgb(189, 221, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8667, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 86.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(68.7, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.7, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.5%, 0%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,442,880
CSS custom property--colour: #BDDD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4222FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D02Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C9D0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.6Green yellow · ΔE 21.7Yellow · ΔE 21.7Gold · ΔE 31.3Lawn green · ΔE 35.8Chartreuse · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2000DD
Analogous#DD8E00, #4FDD00
Triadic#00BDDD, #DD00BD
Split complementary#004FDD, #8E00DD
Tetradic#00DD8E, #2000DD, #DD004F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FFAA
Lighter +30%#EBFF77
Lighter +20%#E4FF44
Lighter +10%#DDFF11
Darker −10%#91AA00
Darker −20%#667700
Darker −30%#3A4400
Darker −40%#0F1100
More saturated +25%#BDDD00
Less saturated −25%#A9C11C

Channel breakdown

R189
G221
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue68.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G DD · B 00

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