What color is #BDC59B?

#BDC59B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC59B?

The RGB value is 189, 197, 155: 189 red, 197 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC59B?

The complementary color is #A39BC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC59B color

#BDC59B rgb(189, 197, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC59B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.3% green and 60.8% blue (189, 197, 155).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#BDC59B color codes

HEX	`#BDC59B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 197, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, -9.92, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 22.5, 116.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.868, 53.118, 38.788)`
Decimal	`12436891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC59B, 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 #BDC59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #BDC59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc59b; }
.text { color: #bdc59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 197 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc59b, #a8c59b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC59B?: #BDC59B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC59B?: The RGB value is 189, 197, 155: 189 red, 197 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC59B?: The complementary color is #A39BC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.