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Recognised as Colour

#BFE006

  • #BFE006
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BFE006 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 224, 6 and HSL 69°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFE006#BFE006
HEX#BFE006
RGBrgb(191, 224, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8784, 0.0235
RGB percentages74.9%, 87.8%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(69.1, 94.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.1, 97.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK14.7%, 0%, 97.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,574,726
CSS custom property--colour: #BFE006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#401FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD22Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CBD3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.1Green yellow · ΔE 20.9Yellow · ΔE 21.2Gold · ΔE 31.7Lawn green · ΔE 35.1Chartreuse · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2706E0
Analogous#E09406, #52E006
Triadic#06BFE0, #E006BF
Split complementary#0652E0, #9406E0
Tetradic#06E094, #2706E0, #E00652

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FDB5
Lighter +30%#E9FC83
Lighter +20%#E1FA52
Lighter +10%#D8F920
Darker −10%#95AE05
Darker −20%#6A7D03
Darker −30%#404B02
Darker −40%#161901
More saturated +25%#C3E600
Less saturated −25%#ABC323

Channel breakdown

R191
G224
B6
Red191 (74.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue69.08°
Saturation (HSL)94.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G E0 · B 06

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