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#BDE77E Color

#BDE77E is rgb(189, 231, 126) in RGB, hsl(84, 69%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 45%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE77E
HEX#BDE77E
RGBrgb(189, 231, 126)
HSLhsl(84, 69%, 70%)
HSVhsv(84, 45%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 45%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.14 127)
LABlab(86.93% -26.65 46.14)
LCHlch(86.93% 53.28 120.01)

What #BDE77E 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 #BDE77E, 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.

#BDE77E Channel Values

How #BDE77E 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 231 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 69% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 45% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE77E 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDE77E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDE77E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE77E; 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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Tints & Shades of #BDE77E

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 #BDE77E.

How #BDE77E 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#BDE77E
Protanopia#E1E17E
Protanomaly#D3E37E
Deuteranopia#DADA80
Deuteranomaly#CFDF7F
Tritanopia#C9DDDD
Tritanomaly#C4E1BF
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE77E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde77e: #BDE77E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE77E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde77e': '#BDE77E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.906, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_bde77e">#BDE77E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE77E"

More Green Colors

#BDE77E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE77E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE77E?

#BDE77E is a light green — rgb(189, 231, 126) in RGB and hsl(84, 69%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #BDE77E?

#BDE77E is rgb(189, 231, 126) — red 189, green 231, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE77E?

#BDE77E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 45%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE77E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE77E scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE77E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE77E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.05, which is visibly different.

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