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#BDCB72 Color

#BDCB72 is rgb(189, 203, 114) in RGB, hsl(69, 46%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 20%) 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 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDCB72
HEX#BDCB72
RGBrgb(189, 203, 114)
HSLhsl(69, 46%, 62%)
HSVhsv(69, 44%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.115 116.4)
LABlab(79.13% -14.89 42.47)
LCHlch(79.13% 45.00 109.32)

What #BDCB72 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 #BDCB72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 5.98Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.66Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.8Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 10.12Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 11.07Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.95

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

#BDCB72 Channel Values

How #BDCB72 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 203 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 46% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 44% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDCB72 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 text11.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDCB72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDCB72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDCB72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDCB72
Complementary
#7F72CB
Analogous
#CBAB72
Analogous
#91CB72
Triadic
#72BDCB
Triadic
#CB72BD
Split comp.
#7291CB
Split comp.
#AB72CB

Tints & Shades of #BDCB72

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

#C6D284
#CFD897
#D7DFA9
#E2E8C0
#EAEED2
#F3F5E5

Shades

#AFC054
#98A83E
#7D8A33
#626C28
#474E1D
#282D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDCB72.

How #BDCB72 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#BDCB72
Protanopia#C9C972
Protanomaly#C4CA72
Deuteranopia#C7C773
Deuteranomaly#C3C872
Tritanopia#C6C3C3
Tritanomaly#C2C6A8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDCB72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdcb72: #BDCB72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDCB72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdcb72': '#BDCB72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.796, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_bdcb72">#BDCB72</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDCB72"

More Green Colors

#BDCB72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDCB72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDCB72?

#BDCB72 is a light green — rgb(189, 203, 114) in RGB and hsl(69, 46%, 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 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #BDCB72?

#BDCB72 is rgb(189, 203, 114) — red 189, green 203, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDCB72?

#BDCB72 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDCB72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDCB72 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDCB72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDCB72 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 11.07, which is visibly different.

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