#BDCD5E#BDCD5E
#BDCD5E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.137 H 116.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCD5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 205, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 0%, 54.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.21, -21.15, 52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.21, 56.68, 111.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.34% -0.061 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.34% 0.137 116.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8387, 55.2901, 18.8975) |
| Luminance | 0.5529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.85
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.59
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.30
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.40
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.01
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCD5E #6E5ECD
analogous
#CDA55E #BDCD5E #85CD5E
triadic
#BDCD5E #5EBDCD #CD5EBD
tetradic
#BDCD5E #5ECDA5 #6E5ECD #CD5E85
square
#BDCD5E #5ECDA5 #6E5ECD #CD5E85
split-complementary
#BDCD5E #5E85CD #A55ECD
monochromatic
#79872A #A3B538 #BDCD5E #D0DC8D #E3EABB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#BDCD5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#BDCD5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCD5E
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCD5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCD5E | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C564
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7C3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcd5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 205, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.137 116.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3dc8f',
500: '#bdcd5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcd5e; $custom-light: #d3dc8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcd5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 205,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.649,
"s": 52.607,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81343,
"c": 0.13736,
"h": 116.4
},
"luminance": 0.5529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCD5E
secondary
#4C418E
accent
#4CDC61
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF4
border
#D4D4CE
text
#14150D
muted
#83847F