#BDC56E#BDC56E
#BDC56E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.111 H 113.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDC56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 197, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 43%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 44%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 44.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.21, -15.65, 42.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.21, 45.32, 110.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.81% -0.0439 0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.81% 0.111 113.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7676, 51.8778, 22.4566) |
| Luminance | 0.5188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 2.61
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.00
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.16
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.60
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDC56E #766EC5
analogous
#C5A16E #BDC56E #92C56E
triadic
#BDC56E #6EBDC5 #C56EBD
tetradic
#BDC56E #6EC5A1 #766EC5 #C56E92
square
#BDC56E #6EC5A1 #766EC5 #C56E92
split-complementary
#BDC56E #6E92C5 #A16EC5
monochromatic
#7D8435 #A6B046 #BDC56E #D1D69A #E5E8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#BDC56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#BDC56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDC56E
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDC56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDC56E | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C072
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7BCB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdc56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 197, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.111 113.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d699',
500: '#bdc56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdc56e; $custom-light: #d2d699; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdc56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 197,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.517,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79805,
"c": 0.1114,
"h": 113.2
},
"luminance": 0.51877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDC56E
secondary
#514B8C
accent
#30B63C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF5
border
#D4D4CF
text
#14140E
muted
#83837F