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#BDD3AB Color

#BDD3AB is rgb(189, 211, 171) in RGB, hsl(93, 31%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), visibly different at ΔE 10.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDD3AB
HEX#BDD3AB
RGBrgb(189, 211, 171)
HSLhsl(93, 31%, 75%)
HSVhsv(93, 19%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.059 131.1)
LABlab(82.10% -13.02 17.29)
LCHlch(82.10% 21.65 126.97)

What #BDD3AB 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 #BDD3AB, 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.

#BDD3AB Channel Values

How #BDD3AB 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 211 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 31% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 19% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDD3AB 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDD3AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDD3AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDD3AB; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #BDD3AB

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 #BDD3AB.

How #BDD3AB 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#BDD3AB
Protanopia#CFCFAB
Protanomaly#C8D1AB
Deuteranopia#CCCCAC
Deuteranomaly#C6CFAB
Tritanopia#C2CFCF
Tritanomaly#C0D0C1
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDD3AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdd3ab: #BDD3AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDD3AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdd3ab': '#BDD3AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.827, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_bdd3ab">#BDD3AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDD3AB"

More Green Colors

#BDD3AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDD3AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDD3AB?

#BDD3AB is a light green — rgb(189, 211, 171) in RGB and hsl(93, 31%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.11.

What is the RGB value of #BDD3AB?

#BDD3AB is rgb(189, 211, 171) — red 189, green 211, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDD3AB?

#BDD3AB converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDD3AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDD3AB scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDD3AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDD3AB 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.58, which is visibly different.

Open #BDD3AB in a Tool

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