#BDCA99#BDCA99
#BDCA99 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.067 H 120.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 202, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 24.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.25, -12.78, 23.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.25, 26.35, 119.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% -0.0337 0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.067 120) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8560, 55.3599, 38.2952) |
| Luminance | 0.5536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.45
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.57
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.29
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 7.80
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.81
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCA99 #A699CA
analogous
#CABF99 #BDCA99 #A5CA99
triadic
#BDCA99 #99BDCA #CA99BD
tetradic
#BDCA99 #99CABF #A699CA #CA99A5
square
#BDCA99 #99CABF #A699CA #CA99A5
split-complementary
#BDCA99 #99A5CA #BF99CA
monochromatic
#869950 #A3B571 #BDCA99 #D7DFC1 #F1F4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#BDCA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.07
#BDCA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCA99
12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCA99 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.07 | 12.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC49B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdca99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 202, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.067 120.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1dab7',
500: '#bdca99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdca99; $custom-light: #d1dab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdca99",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 202,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.918,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81654,
"c": 0.06745,
"h": 120
},
"luminance": 0.5536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCA99
secondary
#77689F
accent
#3BAA59
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381