What color is #BDCD9E?

#BDCD9E 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 #BDCD9E?

The RGB value is 189, 205, 158: 189 red, 205 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCD9E?

The complementary color is #AE9ECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCD9E color

#BDCD9E rgb(189, 205, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCD9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green and 62% blue (189, 205, 158).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#BDCD9E color codes

HEX	`#BDCD9E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 205, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, -13.56, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 25.54, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.988, 56.95, 40.753)`
Decimal	`12438942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCD9E, 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 #BDCD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #BDCD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcd9e; }
.text { color: #bdcd9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcd9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 205 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcd9e, #a5cd9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDCD9E?: #BDCD9E 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 #BDCD9E?: The RGB value is 189, 205, 158: 189 red, 205 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCD9E?: The complementary color is #AE9ECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.