#BDCA96#BDCA96
#BDCA96 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.071 H 119.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCA96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 202, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 26%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 25.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.19, -13.22, 24.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.19, 27.88, 118.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.59% -0.035 0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.59% 0.071 119.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6114, 55.2620, 37.0066) |
| Luminance | 0.5526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.76
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.85
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.70
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.25
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.34
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCA96 #A396CA
analogous
#CABD96 #BDCA96 #A3CA96
triadic
#BDCA96 #96BDCA #CA96BD
tetradic
#BDCA96 #96CABD #A396CA #CA96A3
square
#BDCA96 #96CABD #A396CA #CA96A3
split-complementary
#BDCA96 #96A3CA #BD96CA
monochromatic
#86994D #A3B56D #BDCA96 #D7DFBF #F0F3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#BDCA96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#BDCA96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCA96
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCA96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCA96 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C493
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC498
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2C4BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdca96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 202, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.071 119.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1dab5',
500: '#bdca96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdca96; $custom-light: #d1dab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdca96",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 202,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75,
"s": 32.911,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81591,
"c": 0.0712,
"h": 119.4
},
"luminance": 0.55262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCA96
secondary
#74659F
accent
#3AAC56
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381