#BDD553 Color

#BDD553 is rgb(189, 213, 83) in RGB, hsl(71, 61%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDD553

HEX#BDD553

RGBrgb(189, 213, 83)

HSLhsl(71, 61%, 58%)

HSVhsv(71, 61%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(83% 0.157 118.8)

LABlab(81.59% -21.51 59.29)

LCHlch(81.59% 63.07 109.94)

What #BDD553 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 #BDD553, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 2.48 Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.38 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.53 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.52 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.06 Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.88

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

#BDD553 Channel Values

How #BDD553 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 213 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 71° · S 61% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 71° · S 61% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDD553 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDD553 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDD553

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDD553; 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 #BDD553

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 #BDD553.

How #BDD553 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#BDD553

Protanopia#D1D153

Protanomaly#C9D353

Deuteranopia#CDCD55

Deuteranomaly#C7D154

Tritanopia#C9CACA

Tritanomaly#C4CFA8

Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDD553 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdd553: #BDD553;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDD553;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdd553': '#BDD553' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.835, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="color_bdd553">#BDD553</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDD553"

More Green Colors

#BDD553 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BDD553 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDD553?

#BDD553 is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 213, 83) in RGB and hsl(71, 61%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #BDD553?

#BDD553 is rgb(189, 213, 83) — red 189, green 213, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDD553?

#BDD553 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDD553 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDD553 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDD553 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDD553 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 14.06, which is visibly different.

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