What color is #BDC697?

#BDC697 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC697?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 151: 189 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC697?

The complementary color is #A097C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC697 color

#BDC697 rgb(189, 198, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC697 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (189, 198, 151).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#BDC697 color codes

HEX	`#BDC697`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, -11.02, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 25.13, 116.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.766, 53.442, 37.124)`
Decimal	`12437143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC697, 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 #BDC697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #BDC697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc697; }
.text { color: #bdc697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc697, #a6c697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC697?: #BDC697 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC697?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 151: 189 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC697?: The complementary color is #A097C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.