Recognised as Colour

#BFCE8B

#BFCE8B
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFCE8B is a green with RGB values 191, 206, 139 and HSL 73°, 41%, 68%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

#BFCE8B#BFCE8B

HEX#BFCE8B

RGBrgb(191, 206, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8078, 0.5451

RGB percentages74.9%, 80.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(73.4, 40.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.4, 32.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK7.3%, 0%, 32.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,570,251

CSS custom property--colour: #BFCE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#403174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C786no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C78Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C5C7BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Khaki · ΔE 18.1 Wheat · ΔE 21.2 Moccasin · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A8BCE

Analogous#CEBC8B, #9ECE8B

Triadic#8BBFCE, #CE8BBF

Split complementary#8B9ECE, #BC8BCE

Tetradic#8BCEBC, #9A8BCE, #CE8B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFBF7

Lighter +20%#E7ECD3

Lighter +10%#D3DDAF

Darker −10%#ABBF67

Darker −20%#95AB48

Darker −30%#768739

Darker −40%#56632A

More saturated +25%#CAE376

Less saturated −25%#B4B9A0

Channel breakdown

R191

G206

B139

Red191 (74.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue73.43°

Saturation (HSL)40.61%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G CE · B 8B

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BFCe8B (chemical formula)

Formula
1,161.578 g/mol
11 atoms

BFCe8B has a molar mass of 1,161.578 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × F, 8 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,161.578 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9288456 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.184448 × 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

B1.9%

F1.6%

Ce96.5%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.861%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.636%

Cerium (Ce × 8)1,120.96 g/mol, 96.503%

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