#BDCB4B#BDCB4B
#BDCB4B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.151 H 115.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCB4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 203, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 0%, 63.1%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.48, -21.61, 60.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.48, 63.87, 109.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.71% -0.0642 0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.71% 0.151 115.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6132, 54.0394, 14.7884) |
| Luminance | 0.5404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.38
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.42
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.48
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.94
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.35
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCB4B #594BCB
analogous
#CB994B #BDCB4B #7DCB4B
triadic
#BDCB4B #4BBDCB #CB4BBD
tetradic
#BDCB4B #4BCB99 #594BCB #CB4B7D
square
#BDCB4B #4BCB99 #594BCB #CB4B7D
split-complementary
#BDCB4B #4B7DCB #994BCB
monochromatic
#6F7923 #9BA831 #BDCB4B #CED97A #E0E6AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#BDCB4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#BDCB4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCB4B
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCB4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCB4B | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C13B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C354
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8C0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcb4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 203, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.151 115.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4da83',
500: '#bdcb4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcb4b; $custom-light: #d4da83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcb4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 203,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.563,
"s": 55.172,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80708,
"c": 0.15109,
"h": 115.2
},
"luminance": 0.54039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCB4B
secondary
#413981
accent
#49DF5A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#15140B
muted
#84837E