What color is #BDDA57?

#BDDA57 is a moderate yellow-green known as June Bud. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of June Bud?

The RGB value is 189, 218, 87: 189 red, 218 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of June Bud?

The complementary color is #7457DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDA57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

June Bud color: hex code #BDDA57

#BDDA57 rgb(189, 218, 87)

Shades of green

June Bud has the hex code #BDDA57. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.5% green and 34.1% blue (189, 218, 87).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 64% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

June Bud (#BDDA57) color codes

HEX	`#BDDA57`
RGB	`rgb(189, 218, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 64%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 60%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 60%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -27.99, 59.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 65.89, 115.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.779, 61.65, 18.398)`
Decimal	`12442199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with June Bud, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDDA57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDA57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDDA57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdda57; }
.text { color: #bdda57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdda57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 218 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdda57, #7bda57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BDDA57 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDDA57?: #BDDA57 is a moderate yellow-green known as June Bud. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of June Bud?: The RGB value is 189, 218, 87: 189 red, 218 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of June Bud?: The complementary color is #7457DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDA57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.