Recognised as Colour

#BFC997

#BFC997
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#BFC997 is a green with RGB values 191, 201, 151 and HSL 72°, 32%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#BFC997#BFC997

HEX#BFC997

RGBrgb(191, 201, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7882, 0.5922

RGB percentages74.9%, 78.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(72, 31.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72, 24.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK5%, 0%, 24.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,983

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#403668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7 Wheat · ΔE 16.8 Tan · ΔE 17.3 Moccasin · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A197C9

Analogous#C9BA97, #A6C997

Triadic#97BFC9, #C997BF

Split complementary#97A6C9, #BA97C9

Tetradic#97C9BA, #A197C9, #C997A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFC

Lighter +20%#E8ECDA

Lighter +10%#D4DAB9

Darker −10%#AAB875

Darker −20%#95A555

Darker −30%#768344

Darker −40%#586133

More saturated +25%#CBDD83

Less saturated −25%#B3B5AB

Channel breakdown

R191

G201

B151

Red191 (74.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue72°

Saturation (HSL)31.65%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G C9 · B 97

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BFC997 (chemical formula)

Formula
12,004.775 g/mol
999 atoms

BFC997 has a molar mass of 12,004.775 g/mol, made up of 999 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 997 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,004.775 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule999

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9934398 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0164545 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

F0.2%

C99.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.09%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.158%

Carbon (C × 997)11,974.967 g/mol, 99.752%

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