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#BDD4AF Color

#BDD4AF is rgb(189, 212, 175) in RGB, hsl(97, 30%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDD4AF
HEX#BDD4AF
RGBrgb(189, 212, 175)
HSLhsl(97, 30%, 76%)
HSVhsv(97, 17%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.056 133.6)
LABlab(82.44% -13.01 15.67)
LCHlch(82.44% 20.36 129.70)

What #BDD4AF 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 #BDD4AF, 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.

#BDD4AF Channel Values

How #BDD4AF 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 212 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 30% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 17% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDD4AF 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDD4AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDD4AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDD4AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDD4AF

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 #BDD4AF.

How #BDD4AF 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#BDD4AF
Protanopia#D0D0AF
Protanomaly#C9D2AF
Deuteranopia#CDCDB0
Deuteranomaly#C7D0AF
Tritanopia#C2D0D0
Tritanomaly#C0D1C4
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDD4AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdd4af: #BDD4AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDD4AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdd4af': '#BDD4AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.831, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bdd4af">#BDD4AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDD4AF"

More Green Colors

#BDD4AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDD4AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDD4AF?

#BDD4AF is a light green — rgb(189, 212, 175) in RGB and hsl(97, 30%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #BDD4AF?

#BDD4AF is rgb(189, 212, 175) — red 189, green 212, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDD4AF?

#BDD4AF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDD4AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDD4AF scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDD4AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDD4AF 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 13.99, which is visibly different.

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