What color is #BDD983?

#BDD983 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD983?

The RGB value is 189, 217, 131: 189 red, 217 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD983?

The complementary color is #9F83D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD983 color

#BDD983 rgb(189, 217, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD983 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.1% green and 51.4% blue (189, 217, 131).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 53% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#BDD983 color codes

HEX	`#BDD983`
RGB	`rgb(189, 217, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 53%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 40%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -23.19, 39.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 45.63, 120.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.896, 62.083, 30.823)`
Decimal	`12441987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD983, 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 #BDD983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #BDD983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd983; }
.text { color: #bdd983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 217 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd983, #92d983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BDD983?: #BDD983 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD983?: The RGB value is 189, 217, 131: 189 red, 217 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD983?: The complementary color is #9F83D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.