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Recognised as Colour

#BFCD8A

  • #BFCD8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFCD8A is a green with RGB values 191, 205, 138 and HSL 73°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFCD8A#BFCD8A
HEX#BFCD8A
RGBrgb(191, 205, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8039, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.9%, 80.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(72.5, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.5, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 32.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,569,994
CSS custom property--colour: #BFCD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#403275

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D6C685no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C78Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C6C6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#988ACD
Analogous#CDBA8A, #9ECD8A
Triadic#8ABFCD, #CD8ABF
Split complementary#8A9DCD, #BA8ACD
Tetradic#8ACDBA, #988ACD, #CD8A9E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBF5
Lighter +20%#E6ECD1
Lighter +10%#D3DCAE
Darker −10%#ABBE66
Darker −20%#95A948
Darker −30%#758539
Darker −40%#56612A
More saturated +25%#CBE275
Less saturated −25%#B3B89F

Channel breakdown

R191
G205
B138
Red191 (74.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue72.54°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G CD · B 8A

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