Recognised as Colour

#BFCD28

#BFCD28
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BFCD28 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 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

#BFCD28#BFCD28

HEX#BFCD28

RGBrgb(191, 205, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8039, 0.1569

RGB percentages74.9%, 80.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(65.1, 67.3%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.1, 80.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK6.8%, 0%, 80.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,569,896

CSS custom property--colour: #BFCD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

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

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4032D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#CCC1AFno 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 text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9 Gold · ΔE 27.2 Yellow · ΔE 28.5 Green yellow · ΔE 33.1 Olive · ΔE 33.2 Khaki · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3628CD

Analogous#CD8928, #6CCD28

Triadic#28BFCD, #CD28BF

Split complementary#286CCD, #8928CD

Tetradic#28CD89, #3628CD, #CD286C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F5CC

Lighter +30%#E6EDA1

Lighter +20%#DBE477

Lighter +10%#D0DC4C

Darker −10%#97A220

Darker −20%#6F7817

Darker −30%#484D0F

Darker −40%#202207

More saturated +25%#D8EC09

Less saturated −25%#A6AE47

Channel breakdown

R191

G205

B40

Red191 (74.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue65.09°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G CD · B 28

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BFCd28 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,177.288 g/mol
30 atoms

BFCd28 has a molar mass of 3,177.288 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 28 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,177.288 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2760109 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8953714 × 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

B0.3%

F0.6%

Cd99.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.34%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.598%

Cadmium (Cd × 28)3,147.48 g/mol, 99.062%

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