#BDE962#BDE962
#BDE962 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.169 H 125.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDE962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 233, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 0%, 57.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.99, -34.10, 59.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.99, 68.73, 119.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.61% -0.0969 0.1387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.61% 0.169 125) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3299, 69.9780, 22.3031) |
| Luminance | 0.6998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.65
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.72
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 5.26
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.27
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDE962 #8E62E9
analogous
#E9D262 #BDE962 #79E962
triadic
#BDE962 #62BDE9 #E962BD
tetradic
#BDE962 #62E9D2 #8E62E9 #E96279
square
#BDE962 #62E9D2 #8E62E9 #E96279
split-complementary
#BDE962 #6279E9 #D262E9
monochromatic
#84B71A #A6E12C #BDE962 #D4F198 #EAF8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#BDE962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.00
#BDE962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDE962
15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDE962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDE962 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DB53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFD96B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4DFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bde962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 233, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.169 125.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4f093',
500: '#bde962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bde962; $custom-light: #d4f093; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bde962",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 233,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.556,
"s": 75.419,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8761,
"c": 0.16917,
"h": 125
},
"luminance": 0.69978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDE962
secondary
#6238B7
accent
#0ED850
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF4
border
#D4D6CE
text
#14160D
muted
#83857F