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#BDC954 Color

#BDC954 is rgb(189, 201, 84) in RGB, hsl(66, 52%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 58%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDC954
HEX#BDC954
RGBrgb(189, 201, 84)
HSLhsl(66, 52%, 56%)
HSVhsv(66, 58%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 58%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.141 114.5)
LABlab(78.30% -15.94 55.38)
LCHlch(78.30% 57.63 106.05)

What #BDC954 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 #BDC954, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BDC954 Channel Values

How #BDC954 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 201 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 52% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 58% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDC954 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDC954

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDC954; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDC954

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 #BDC954.

How #BDC954 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#BDC954
Protanopia#C7C754
Protanomaly#C3C854
Deuteranopia#C5C555
Deuteranomaly#C2C755
Tritanopia#C7BFBF
Tritanomaly#C3C39F
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDC954 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdc954: #BDC954;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDC954;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdc954': '#BDC954' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.788, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_bdc954">#BDC954</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDC954"

More Green Colors

#BDC954 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDC954 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDC954?

#BDC954 is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 201, 84) in RGB and hsl(66, 52%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.69.

What is the RGB value of #BDC954?

#BDC954 is rgb(189, 201, 84) — red 189, green 201, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDC954?

#BDC954 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 58%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDC954 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDC954 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDC954 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDC954 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.16, which is visibly different.

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