#BDBD00 Color

#BDBD00 is rgb(189, 189, 0) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDBD00

HEX#BDBD00

RGBrgb(189, 189, 0)

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(60, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.168 109.8)

LABlab(74.70% -12.57 74.56)

LCHlch(74.70% 75.62 99.57)

What #BDBD00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDBD00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 7.51 Citrine#E4D00AΔE 13.25 Pear#D1E231ΔE 14.36 Citron#9FA91FΔE 14.82 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.84 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 16.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BDBD00 Channel Values

How #BDBD00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 189 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDBD00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDBD00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDBD00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDBD00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDBD00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDBD00.

How #BDBD00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDBD00

Protanopia#BDBD00

Protanomaly#BDBD00

Deuteranopia#BDBD00

Deuteranomaly#BDBD00

Tritanopia#C7B2B2

Tritanomaly#C3B68D

Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDBD00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdbd00: #BDBD00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDBD00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdbd00': '#BDBD00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.741, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_bdbd00">#BDBD00</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDBD00"

More Yellow Colors

#BDBD00 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

beb7a4 bdb76b bf911d bda000 c2b280 bcbc15 c5b358 bcb88a c68e17 bbb477 c6c180 b8860b d4af37 e6bf5b f0d799 f5f5dc fafa37 fedf00 ffdf00 fffad1 ffff8a 383810 666600 979244

#BDBD00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDBD00?

#BDBD00 is a dark yellow — rgb(189, 189, 0) in RGB and hsl(60, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #BDBD00?

#BDBD00 is rgb(189, 189, 0) — red 189, green 189, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDBD00?

#BDBD00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDBD00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDBD00 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDBD00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDBD00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 22.48, which is visibly different.

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