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#BDE5C1 Color

#BDE5C1 is rgb(189, 229, 193) in RGB, hsl(126, 43%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE5C1
HEX#BDE5C1
RGBrgb(189, 229, 193)
HSLhsl(126, 43%, 82%)
HSVhsv(126, 17%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.064 147.7)
LABlab(87.35% -18.63 13.11)
LCHlch(87.35% 22.78 144.85)

What #BDE5C1 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 #BDE5C1, 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.

#BDE5C1 Channel Values

How #BDE5C1 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 229 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 43% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 17% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE5C1 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDE5C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDE5C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE5C1; 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 #BDE5C1

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 #BDE5C1.

How #BDE5C1 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#BDE5C1
Protanopia#DFDFC1
Protanomaly#D2E1C1
Deuteranopia#D9D9C2
Deuteranomaly#CEDEC2
Tritanopia#C2E1E1
Tritanomaly#C0E3D5
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE5C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde5c1: #BDE5C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE5C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde5c1': '#BDE5C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.898, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_bde5c1">#BDE5C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE5C1"

More Green Colors

#BDE5C1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE5C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE5C1?

#BDE5C1 is a lightest green — rgb(189, 229, 193) in RGB and hsl(126, 43%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #BDE5C1?

#BDE5C1 is rgb(189, 229, 193) — red 189, green 229, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE5C1?

#BDE5C1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE5C1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE5C1 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE5C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE5C1 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 16.34, which is visibly different.

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