What color is #BDD19B?

#BDD19B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD19B?

The RGB value is 189, 209, 155: 189 red, 209 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD19B?

The complementary color is #AF9BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD19B color

#BDD19B rgb(189, 209, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD19B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82% green and 60.8% blue (189, 209, 155).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#BDD19B color codes

HEX	`#BDD19B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 209, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, -16.03, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 29.38, 123.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.702, 58.786, 39.732)`
Decimal	`12439963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD19B, 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 #BDD19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #BDD19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd19b; }
.text { color: #bdd19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 209 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd19b, #a2d19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDD19B?: #BDD19B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD19B?: The RGB value is 189, 209, 155: 189 red, 209 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD19B?: The complementary color is #AF9BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.