Colour

#BFE988

#BFE988
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BFE988 is a green with RGB values 191, 233, 136 and HSL 86°, 69%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BFE988#BFE988

HEX#BFE988

RGBrgb(191, 233, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.9137, 0.5333

RGB percentages74.9%, 91.4%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(86, 68.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(86, 41.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK18%, 0%, 41.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,577,160

CSS custom property--colour: #BFE988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#401677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DD81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECDB8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C3E1D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.8 Pale green · ΔE 19.5 Khaki · ΔE 20.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3 Yellow green · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B288E9

Analogous#E9E388, #8FE988

Triadic#88BFE9, #E988BF

Split complementary#888FE9, #E388E9

Tetradic#88E9E3, #B288E9, #E9888E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF9DE

Lighter +10%#D6F1B3

Darker −10%#A8E15D

Darker −20%#91D932

Darker −30%#76B622

Darker −40%#5A8B1A

More saturated +25%#C1FB76

Less saturated −25%#BDD79A

Channel breakdown

R191

G233

B136

Red191 (74.9%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue85.98°

Saturation (HSL)68.79%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G E9 · B 88

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Colour values

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