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#BDCE03 Color

#BDCE03 is rgb(189, 206, 3) in RGB, hsl(65, 97%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 99%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDCE03
HEX#BDCE03
RGBrgb(189, 206, 3)
HSLhsl(65, 97%, 41%)
HSVhsv(65, 99%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 99%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.184 115.6)
LABlab(79.37% -20.47 77.54)
LCHlch(79.37% 80.20 104.79)

What #BDCE03 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 #BDCE03, 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.

#BDCE03 Channel Values

How #BDCE03 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 206 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 97% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 99% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDCE03 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDCE03 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDCE03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDCE03; 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 #BDCE03

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 #BDCE03.

How #BDCE03 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#BDCE03
Protanopia#CBCB05
Protanomaly#C6CC04
Deuteranopia#C9C90D
Deuteranomaly#C4CB09
Tritanopia#CAC2C2
Tritanomaly#C5C79A
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDCE03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdce03: #BDCE03;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDCE03;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdce03': '#BDCE03' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.808, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_bdce03">#BDCE03</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDCE03"

More Green Colors

#BDCE03 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDCE03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDCE03?

#BDCE03 is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 206, 3) in RGB and hsl(65, 97%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #BDCE03?

#BDCE03 is rgb(189, 206, 3) — red 189, green 206, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDCE03?

#BDCE03 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 99%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDCE03 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDCE03 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDCE03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDCE03 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 17.56, which is visibly different.

Open #BDCE03 in a Tool

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