#BDD979#BDD979
#BDD979 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.126 H 122.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDD979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 217, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 56%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 44%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 44.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.82, -24.35, 44.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.82, 50.35, 118.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.34% -0.0677 0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.34% 0.126 122.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2503, 61.8249, 27.4242) |
| Luminance | 0.6182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.76
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.34
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.59
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.17
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDD979 #9579D9
analogous
#D9C579 #BDD979 #8DD979
triadic
#BDD979 #79BDD9 #D979BD
tetradic
#BDD979 #79D9C5 #9579D9 #D9798D
square
#BDD979 #79D9C5 #9579D9 #D9798D
split-complementary
#BDD979 #798DD9 #C579D9
monochromatic
#85A830 #A6CB49 #BDD979 #D4E7A9 #ECF4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#BDD979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.37
#BDD979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDD979
13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDD979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDD979 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.37 | 13.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CF71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4D1C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdd979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 217, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.126 122.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2e4a1',
500: '#bdd979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdd979; $custom-light: #d2e4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdd979",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 217,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.5,
"s": 55.814,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84341,
"c": 0.12618,
"h": 122.4
},
"luminance": 0.61825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDD979
secondary
#674BAB
accent
#22C351
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14150F
muted
#838480