#BDCB4E#BDCB4E
#BDCB4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.149 H 115.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCB4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 203, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 0%, 61.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.51, -21.40, 58.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.51, 62.64, 109.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.74% -0.0633 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.74% 0.149 115.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7183, 54.0814, 15.3420) |
| Luminance | 0.5408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.69
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.73
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.79
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.09
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.43
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCB4E #5C4ECB
analogous
#CB9A4E #BDCB4E #7ECB4E
triadic
#BDCB4E #4EBDCB #CB4EBD
tetradic
#BDCB4E #4ECB9A #5C4ECB #CB4E7E
square
#BDCB4E #4ECB9A #5C4ECB #CB4E7E
split-complementary
#BDCB4E #4E7ECB #9A4ECB
monochromatic
#717B24 #9CAA32 #BDCB4E #CFD97D #E0E7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#BDCB4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.82
#BDCB4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCB4E
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCB4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCB4E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.82 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C13F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C356
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8C0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcb4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 203, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.149 115.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4da85',
500: '#bdcb4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcb4e; $custom-light: #d4da85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcb4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 203,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.72,
"s": 54.585,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80735,
"c": 0.14874,
"h": 115.2
},
"luminance": 0.54081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCB4E
secondary
#433A83
accent
#4ADE5A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#14140B
muted
#83837E