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Recognised as Colour

#BFCE2A

  • #BFCE2A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BFCE2A is a yellow with RGB values 191, 206, 42 and HSL 65°, 66%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFCE2A#BFCE2A
HEX#BFCE2A
RGBrgb(191, 206, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8078, 0.1647
RGB percentages74.9%, 80.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(65.5, 66.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 79.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 0%, 79.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,570,154
CSS custom property--colour: #BFCE2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#4031D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CCC2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5Gold · ΔE 27.6Yellow · ΔE 28.5Green yellow · ΔE 32.7Khaki · ΔE 33.1Olive · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#392ACE
Analogous#CE8B2A, #6DCE2A
Triadic#2ABFCE, #CE2ABF
Split complementary#2A6DCE, #8B2ACE
Tetradic#2ACE8B, #392ACE, #CE2A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5CF
Lighter +30%#E6EDA4
Lighter +20%#DAE47A
Lighter +10%#CFDB50
Darker −10%#98A421
Darker −20%#707919
Darker −30%#494F10
Darker −40%#222507
More saturated +25%#D8ED0B
Less saturated −25%#A6AF49

Channel breakdown

R191
G206
B42
Red191 (74.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue65.49°
Saturation (HSL)66.13%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G CE · B 2A

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