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Recognised as Colour

#BDE99A

  • #BDE99A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BDE99A is a green with RGB values 189, 233, 154 and HSL 93°, 64%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BDE99A#BDE99A
HEX#BDE99A
RGBrgb(189, 233, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9137, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 91.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(93.4, 64.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 33.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 33.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,446,106
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE99A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#421665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DE95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DB9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BFE3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21Pale green · ΔE 21.1Khaki · ΔE 22.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69AE9
Analogous#E5E99A, #9AE99E
Triadic#9ABDE9, #E99ABD
Split complementary#9E9AE9, #E99AE5
Tetradic#9AE5E9, #C69AE9, #E99E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FBEE
Lighter +10%#D8F2C4
Darker −10%#A2E070
Darker −20%#86D746
Darker −30%#6CC02A
Darker −40%#559621
More saturated +25%#BBF88B
Less saturated −25%#BFDAA9

Channel breakdown

R189
G233
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue93.42°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E9 · B 9A

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