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Recognised as Colour

#BFDD23

  • #BFDD23
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BFDD23 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 221, 35 and HSL 70°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFDD23#BFDD23
HEX#BFDD23
RGBrgb(191, 221, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8667, 0.1373
RGB percentages74.9%, 86.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(69.7, 73.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.7, 84.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 84.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,573,987
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDD23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#4022DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D039no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CBD1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Green yellow · ΔE 23.3Yellow · ΔE 23.8Gold · ΔE 31Lawn green · ΔE 37.8Chartreuse · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4123DD
Analogous#DD9E23, #62DD23
Triadic#23BFDD, #DD23BF
Split complementary#2362DD, #9E23DD
Tetradic#23DD9E, #4123DD, #DD2362

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8D4
Lighter +30%#E6F1A8
Lighter +20%#D9EB7B
Lighter +10%#CCE44F
Darker −10%#99B21B
Darker −20%#738515
Darker −30%#4D590E
Darker −40%#272D07
More saturated +25%#D5FD03
Less saturated −25%#A9BD43

Channel breakdown

R191
G221
B35
Red191 (74.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue69.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G DD · B 23

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