What color is #BDDD97?

#BDDD97 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDD97?

The RGB value is 189, 221, 151: 189 red, 221 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDD97?

The complementary color is #B797DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDD97 color

#BDDD97 rgb(189, 221, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDD97 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 86.7% green and 59.2% blue (189, 221, 151).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#BDDD97 color codes

HEX	`#BDDD97`
RGB	`rgb(189, 221, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 86.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, -22.54, 30.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 38.32, 126.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.428, 64.766, 39.011)`
Decimal	`12443031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDD97, 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 #BDDD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #BDDD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddd97; }
.text { color: #bddd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 221 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddd97, #9add97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDDD97?: #BDDD97 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDD97?: The RGB value is 189, 221, 151: 189 red, 221 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDD97?: The complementary color is #B797DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.