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Recognised as Colour

#BDEE8A

  • #BDEE8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BDEE8A is a green with RGB values 189, 238, 138 and HSL 89°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BDEE8A#BDEE8A
HEX#BDEE8A
RGBrgb(189, 238, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9333, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.1%, 93.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(89.4, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.4, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 42%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,447,370
CSS custom property--colour: #BDEE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#421175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E182no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDE90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C0E6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.6Pale green · ΔE 16.8Khaki · ΔE 23.4Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.9Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8AEE
Analogous#EEED8A, #8BEE8A
Triadic#8ABDEE, #EE8ABD
Split complementary#8A8BEE, #ED8AEE
Tetradic#8AEEED, #BB8AEE, #EE8A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFFBE3
Lighter +10%#D6F4B7
Darker −10%#A4E85D
Darker −20%#8BE131
Darker −30%#71C31C
Darker −40%#579616
More saturated +25%#BDFF79
Less saturated −25%#BDDD9B

Channel breakdown

R189
G238
B138
Red189 (74.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue89.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G EE · B 8A

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