Kelly Green is an intense, pure green named after the common Irish family name, Kelly. It represents the lush green of Irish meadows.
What color is Kelly Green?
Kelly Green color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Kelly Green is #4CBB17, and the RGB color code is RGB(76, 187, 23).
In the RGB color model, Kelly Green has a red value of 76, a green value of 187, and a blue value of 23. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 59.4% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 87.7% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 100.6° (degrees), 78.1 % saturation, and 41.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Kelly Green has a hue of 100.6° (degrees), 87.7 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.
Kelly Green is cool or warm?
The color Kelly Green is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Kelly Green? (For interior and product design)
Kelly Green has an LRV of nearly 37.1. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 37.1 of Kelly Green with dark and light color
Is Kelly Green Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Kelly Green meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Kelly Green color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #4CBB17
- Red
- 4C
- Green
- BB
- Blue
- 17
- Red
- 76 (29.8%)
- Green
- 187 (73.3%)
- Blue
- 23 (9.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 59.36%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 87.70%
- Key
- 26.67%
- Hue
- 100.61°
- Saturation
- 78.10 %
- Lightness
- 41.18 %
- Hue
- 100.61°
- Saturation
- 87.70 %
- Brightness / Value
- 73.33 %
- Red
- 62 (24.5%)
- Yellow
- 214 (84.0%)
- Blue
- 109 (42.7%)
- Hue
- 100.61°
- Whiteness
- 9.02 %
- Blackness
- 26.67 %
- Cyan
- 70.20%
- Magenta
- 26.67%
- Yellow
- 90.98%
- X
- 20.91
- Y
- 37.14
- Z
- 6.88
- Y1
- 37.14
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.57
- L
- 67.38
- A
- -57.58
- B
- 64.11
- L
- 67.38
- C
- 86.18
- H
- 131.93
- L
- 67.38
- U
- -50.94
- V
- 78.86
- L
- 60.94
- A
- -45.42
- B
- 35.97
- LRV
- ~ 37.1 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.5GY 6.6/24.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Kelly Green
These are the named colors closest to Kelly Green , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Kelly Green
These are the real paint colors closest to Kelly Green from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Kelly Green once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Kelly Green color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Kelly Green to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Kelly Green color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Kelly Green to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
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PPG Paints
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Behr
Kelly Green color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Kelly Green to Behr
Sherwin Williams
Kelly Green color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Kelly Green to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Kelly Green color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Kelly Green to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Kelly Green - #4CBB17?
Color that best contrast with Kelly Green - #4CBB17 is #8617BB, color name is Dark Violet*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Kelly Green - #4CBB17?
Complementary or Opposite color for Kelly Green - #4CBB17 is #8617BB, color name is Dark Violet*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Kelly Green - #4CBB17 Color Images and Patterns
