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Recognised as Colour

#BFCD9E

  • #BFCD9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BFCD9E is a green with RGB values 191, 205, 158 and HSL 78°, 32%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BFCD9E#BFCD9E
HEX#BFCD9E
RGBrgb(191, 205, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8039, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.9%, 80.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(77.9, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,570,014
CSS custom property--colour: #BFCD9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#403261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C79Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C7A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C3C8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Wheat · ΔE 17.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.4Tan · ΔE 18.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC9ECD
Analogous#CDC49E, #A7CD9E
Triadic#9EBFCD, #CD9EBF
Split complementary#9EA7CD, #C49ECD
Tetradic#9ECDC4, #AC9ECD, #CD9EA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF0E1
Lighter +10%#D5DEC0
Darker −10%#A9BC7C
Darker −20%#93AA5B
Darker −30%#778B47
Darker −40%#5A6936
More saturated +25%#C6DF8C
Less saturated −25%#B8BBB0

Channel breakdown

R191
G205
B158
Red191 (74.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue77.87°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G CD · B 9E

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