#BDE987#BDE987
#BDE987 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.708; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.134 H 128.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDE987 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 233, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 69%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 42%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 0%, 42.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.41, -30.35, 42.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.41, 52.61, 125.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.09% -0.0836 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.09% 0.134 128.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4978, 70.8451, 33.7203) |
| Luminance | 0.7085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 3.90
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 4.47
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.98
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 5.05
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.17
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDE987 #B387E9
analogous
#E9E487 #BDE987 #8CE987
triadic
#BDE987 #87BDE9 #E987BD
tetradic
#BDE987 #87E9E4 #B387E9 #E9878C
square
#BDE987 #87E9E4 #B387E9 #E9878C
split-complementary
#BDE987 #878CE9 #E487E9
monochromatic
#83D026 #A1E053 #BDE987 #D9F2BB #F1FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#BDE987 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.17
#BDE987 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDE987
15.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDE987 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDE987 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.17 | 15.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DD7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBDA8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1E1D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bde987; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 233, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.134 128.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2f0ab',
500: '#bde987',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bde987; $custom-light: #d2f0ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bde987",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 233,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 86.939,
"s": 69.014,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88088,
"c": 0.13404,
"h": 128.6
},
"luminance": 0.70846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDE987
secondary
#8452C3
accent
#15D169
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF7
border
#D4D6D0
text
#141610
muted
#838581