#BDE857#BDE857
#BDE857 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 87.3% C 0.177 H 124.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDE857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 232, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 0%, 62.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.61, -34.51, 63.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.61, 72.60, 118.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.28% -0.099 0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.28% 0.177 124.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5635, 69.2198, 19.6592) |
| Luminance | 0.6922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.46
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.35
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.60
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 5.36
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.37
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDE857 #8257E8
analogous
#E8CA57 #BDE857 #75E857
triadic
#BDE857 #57BDE8 #E857BD
tetradic
#BDE857 #57E8CA #8257E8 #E85775
square
#BDE857 #57E8CA #8257E8 #E85775
split-complementary
#BDE857 #5775E8 #CA57E8
monochromatic
#81AD18 #A8E121 #BDE857 #D2EF8D #E7F7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#BDE857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#BDE857 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDE857
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDE857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDE857 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DA45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFD862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5DDCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bde857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 232, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.3% 0.177 124.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ef8c',
500: '#bde857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bde857; $custom-light: #d4ef8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bde857",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 232,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.793,
"s": 75.916,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87278,
"c": 0.17668,
"h": 124.1
},
"luminance": 0.6922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDE857
secondary
#5935AE
accent
#0DD84A
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF4
border
#D4D6CE
text
#15160D
muted
#84857F