What color is #BDD0A7?

#BDD0A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD0A7?

The RGB value is 189, 208, 167: 189 red, 208 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD0A7?

The complementary color is #BAA7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD0A7 color

#BDD0A7 rgb(189, 208, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD0A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.6% green and 65.5% blue (189, 208, 167).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#BDD0A7 color codes

HEX	`#BDD0A7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 208, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, -13.69, 18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 22.82, 126.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.516, 58.72, 45.225)`
Decimal	`12439719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD0A7, 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 #BDD0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #BDD0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd0a7; }
.text { color: #bdd0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 208 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd0a7, #a9d0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDD0A7?: #BDD0A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD0A7?: The RGB value is 189, 208, 167: 189 red, 208 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD0A7?: The complementary color is #BAA7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.