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#BDE147 Color

#BDE147 is rgb(189, 225, 71) in RGB, hsl(74, 72%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 68%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE147
HEX#BDE147
RGBrgb(189, 225, 71)
HSLhsl(74, 72%, 58%)
HSVhsv(74, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 68%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.18 121.7)
LABlab(84.83% -27.41 67.18)
LCHlch(84.83% 72.56 112.20)

What #BDE147 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 #BDE147, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.12Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 9.87Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.99Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.18Pear#D1E231ΔE 11.34Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.02

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

#BDE147 Channel Values

How #BDE147 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 225 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 72% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE147 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDE147 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDE147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE147; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDE147
Complementary
#6B47E1
Analogous
#E1B847
Analogous
#70E147
Triadic
#47BDE1
Triadic
#E147BD
Split comp.
#4770E1
Split comp.
#B847E1

Tints & Shades of #BDE147

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

#C6E561
#CEE977
#D8ED91
#E1F1AC
#EBF6C6
#F2F9DC

Shades

#B0DB24
#98BD1F
#7C9A19
#5F7613
#43530E
#2A3509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDE147.

How #BDE147 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#BDE147
Protanopia#DBDB48
Protanomaly#D0DE47
Deuteranopia#D6D64B
Deuteranomaly#CCDA49
Tritanopia#CBD5D5
Tritanomaly#C6DAAE
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde147: #BDE147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde147': '#BDE147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.882, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_bde147">#BDE147</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE147"

More Green Colors

#BDE147 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDE147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE147?

#BDE147 is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 225, 71) in RGB and hsl(74, 72%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #BDE147?

#BDE147 is rgb(189, 225, 71) — red 189, green 225, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE147?

#BDE147 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 68%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE147 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE147 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE147 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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