What color is #BDC69E?

#BDC69E 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 #BDC69E?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 158: 189 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC69E?

The complementary color is #A79EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC69E color

#BDC69E rgb(189, 198, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC69E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 62% blue (189, 198, 158).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#BDC69E color codes

HEX	`#BDC69E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, -9.98, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 21.51, 117.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.351, 53.676, 40.207)`
Decimal	`12437150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC69E, 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 #BDC69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #BDC69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc69e; }
.text { color: #bdc69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc69e, #a9c69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC69E?: #BDC69E 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 #BDC69E?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 158: 189 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC69E?: The complementary color is #A79EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.