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#BDCA7D Color

#BDCA7D is rgb(189, 202, 125) in RGB, hsl(70, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDCA7D
HEX#BDCA7D
RGBrgb(189, 202, 125)
HSLhsl(70, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(70, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.101 116.5)
LABlab(78.99% -13.52 36.85)
LCHlch(78.99% 39.25 110.15)

What #BDCA7D 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 #BDCA7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.08Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.68Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.2Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.01Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 11.6Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 12.16

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

#BDCA7D Channel Values

How #BDCA7D 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 202 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDCA7D 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDCA7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDCA7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDCA7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDCA7D
Complementary
#897DCA
Analogous
#CAB07D
Analogous
#96CA7D
Triadic
#7DBDCA
Triadic
#CA7DBD
Split comp.
#7D96CA
Split comp.
#B07DCA

Tints & Shades of #BDCA7D

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

#C6D18F
#CFD9A1
#D8E0B3
#E0E6C1
#E9EDD4
#F2F5E6

Shades

#ACBC5C
#99AA46
#7C8A38
#626D2C
#454C1F
#2A2F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDCA7D.

How #BDCA7D 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#BDCA7D
Protanopia#C8C87D
Protanomaly#C4C97D
Deuteranopia#C6C67E
Deuteranomaly#C2C87D
Tritanopia#C5C2C2
Tritanomaly#C2C5AB
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDCA7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdca7d: #BDCA7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDCA7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdca7d': '#BDCA7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.792, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_bdca7d">#BDCA7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDCA7D"

More Green Colors

#BDCA7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDCA7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDCA7D?

#BDCA7D is a light green — rgb(189, 202, 125) in RGB and hsl(70, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #BDCA7D?

#BDCA7D is rgb(189, 202, 125) — red 189, green 202, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDCA7D?

#BDCA7D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDCA7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDCA7D scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDCA7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDCA7D 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 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BDCA7D 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.