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#BDDB61 Color

#BDDB61 is rgb(189, 219, 97) in RGB, hsl(75, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 56%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDDB61
HEX#BDDB61
RGBrgb(189, 219, 97)
HSLhsl(75, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(75, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 56%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.152 121.3)
LABlab(83.35% -23.41 55.24)
LCHlch(83.35% 60.00 112.96)

What #BDDB61 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 #BDDB61, 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.

#BDDB61 Channel Values

How #BDDB61 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 219 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDDB61 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDDB61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDDB61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDDB61; 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 #BDDB61

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 #BDDB61.

How #BDDB61 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#BDDB61
Protanopia#D6D661
Protanomaly#CDD861
Deuteranopia#D2D263
Deuteranomaly#CAD562
Tritanopia#C9D0D0
Tritanomaly#C4D5AF
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDDB61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bddb61: #BDDB61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDDB61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bddb61': '#BDDB61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.859, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bddb61">#BDDB61</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDDB61"

More Green Colors

#BDDB61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDDB61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDDB61?

#BDDB61 is a light green — rgb(189, 219, 97) in RGB and hsl(75, 63%, 62%) 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 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #BDDB61?

#BDDB61 is rgb(189, 219, 97) — red 189, green 219, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDDB61?

#BDDB61 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 56%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDDB61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDDB61 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDDB61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDDB61 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

Open #BDDB61 in a Tool

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