Colour

#BDEE9C

#BDEE9C
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BDEE9C is a green with RGB values 189, 238, 156 and HSL 96°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BDEE9C#BDEE9C

HEX#BDEE9C

RGBrgb(189, 238, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9333, 0.6118

RGB percentages74.1%, 93.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(95.9, 70.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.9, 34.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK20.6%, 0%, 34.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,447,388

CSS custom property--colour: #BDEE9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#421163

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5E296no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDDEA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BEE8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.7 Pale green · ΔE 18.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23 Khaki · ΔE 23.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD9CEE

Analogous#E6EE9C, #9CEEA4

Triadic#9CBDEE, #EE9CBD

Split complementary#A49CEE, #EE9CE6

Tetradic#9CE6EE, #CD9CEE, #EEA49C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FDF3

Lighter +10%#DAF5C8

Darker −10%#A0E770

Darker −20%#83DF45

Darker −30%#68CE23

Darker −40%#52A21C

More saturated +25%#BAFD8E

Less saturated −25%#C0E0AB

Channel breakdown

R189

G238

B156

Red189 (74.1%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue95.85°

Saturation (HSL)70.69%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G EE · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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