#BDCD81#BDCD81
#BDCD81 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.561; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.101 H 118.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCD81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 205, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 43%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 37%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 0%, 37.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.65, -17.52, 36.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.65, 40.09, 115.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0479 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.101 118.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7801, 56.0667, 29.1221) |
| Luminance | 0.5607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 0.89
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 1.15
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.43
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.78
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.32
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCD81 #9181CD
analogous
#CDB781 #BDCD81 #97CD81
triadic
#BDCD81 #81BDCD #CD81BD
tetradic
#BDCD81 #81CDB7 #9181CD #CD8197
square
#BDCD81 #81CDB7 #9181CD #CD8197
split-complementary
#BDCD81 #8197CD #B781CD
monochromatic
#84973C #A6BC55 #BDCD81 #D4DEAD #EBF0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#BDCD81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#BDCD81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCD81
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCD81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCD81 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C57B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C685
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdcd81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 205, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.101 118.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2dca6',
500: '#bdcd81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdcd81; $custom-light: #d2dca6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdcd81",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 205,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.632,
"s": 43.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81842,
"c": 0.10076,
"h": 118.4
},
"luminance": 0.56066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCD81
secondary
#64549E
accent
#2FB64C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF6
border
#D4D5D0
text
#14150F
muted
#838480