#BDD579#BDD579
#BDD579 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.121 H 121.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDD579 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 213, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 52%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 43%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 0%, 43.2%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.72, -22.41, 42.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.72, 48.23, 117.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.46% -0.0622 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.46% 0.121 121) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2318, 59.7878, 27.0847) |
| Luminance | 0.5979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.59
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.04
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.34
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.71
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.69
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDD579 #9179D5
analogous
#D5BF79 #BDD579 #8FD579
triadic
#BDD579 #79BDD5 #D579BD
tetradic
#BDD579 #79D5BF #9179D5 #D5798F
square
#BDD579 #79D5BF #9179D5 #D5798F
split-complementary
#BDD579 #798FD5 #BF79D5
monochromatic
#84A132 #A6C64A #BDD579 #D4E4A8 #EBF2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BDD579 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.96
#BDD579 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDD579
12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDD579 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDD579 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.96 | 12.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCB72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCB7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4CDBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdd579; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 213, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.121 121.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2e2a1',
500: '#bdd579',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdd579; $custom-light: #d2e2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdd579",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 213,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.652,
"s": 52.273,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83461,
"c": 0.12069,
"h": 121
},
"luminance": 0.59788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDD579
secondary
#644DA5
accent
#26C04E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14150F
muted
#838480