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#BDC973 Color

#BDC973 is rgb(189, 201, 115) in RGB, hsl(68, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDC973
HEX#BDC973
RGBrgb(189, 201, 115)
HSLhsl(68, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(68, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.111 115.4)
LABlab(78.60% -13.87 41.33)
LCHlch(78.60% 43.60 108.55)

What #BDC973 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 #BDC973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 6.65Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.03Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 9.34Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.67Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.98Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.25

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

#BDC973 Channel Values

How #BDC973 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDC973 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDC973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDC973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDC973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDC973
Complementary
#7F73C9
Analogous
#C9A973
Analogous
#93C973
Triadic
#73BDC9
Triadic
#C973BD
Split comp.
#7393C9
Split comp.
#A973C9

Tints & Shades of #BDC973

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

#C6D086
#CFD798
#D7DEAB
#E2E7C1
#EAEED3
#F3F5E5

Shades

#B0BD56
#98A540
#7D8835
#626A29
#474D1E
#282C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDC973.

How #BDC973 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#BDC973
Protanopia#C7C773
Protanomaly#C3C873
Deuteranopia#C5C574
Deuteranomaly#C2C773
Tritanopia#C5C1C1
Tritanomaly#C2C4A7
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDC973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdc973: #BDC973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDC973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdc973': '#BDC973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.788, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_bdc973">#BDC973</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDC973"

More Green Colors

#BDC973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDC973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDC973?

#BDC973 is a light green — rgb(189, 201, 115) in RGB and hsl(68, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #BDC973?

#BDC973 is rgb(189, 201, 115) — red 189, green 201, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDC973?

#BDC973 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDC973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDC973 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDC973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDC973 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BDC973 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.