Recognised as Colour

#BECD28

#BECD28
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BECD28 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 205, 40 and HSL 65°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BECD28#BECD28

HEX#BECD28

RGBrgb(190, 205, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.8039, 0.1569

RGB percentages74.5%, 80.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(65.5, 67.3%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 80.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK7.3%, 0%, 80.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,504,360

CSS custom property--colour: #BECD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4132D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CBC1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5 Gold · ΔE 27.6 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Green yellow · ΔE 32.8 Olive · ΔE 33.2 Khaki · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3728CD

Analogous#CD8928, #6CCD28

Triadic#28BECD, #CD28BE

Split complementary#286BCD, #8A28CD

Tetradic#28CD8A, #3728CD, #CD286B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F5CC

Lighter +30%#E6EDA1

Lighter +20%#DAE477

Lighter +10%#CFDC4C

Darker −10%#96A220

Darker −20%#6F7817

Darker −30%#474D0F

Darker −40%#202207

More saturated +25%#D7EC09

Less saturated −25%#A5AE47

Channel breakdown

R190

G205

B40

Red190 (74.5%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue65.45°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G CD · B 28

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Also reads as

BeCd28 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,156.4922 g/mol
29 atoms

BeCd28 has a molar mass of 3,156.4922 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Be, 28 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,156.4922 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2414786 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9078586 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Be0.3%

Cd99.7%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.286%

Cadmium (Cd × 28)3,147.48 g/mol, 99.714%

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