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#BDE845 Color

#BDE845 is rgb(189, 232, 69) in RGB, hsl(76, 78%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 70%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE845
HEX#BDE845
RGBrgb(189, 232, 69)
HSLhsl(76, 78%, 59%)
HSVhsv(76, 70%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 70%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.189 123.3)
LABlab(86.77% -30.52 69.74)
LCHlch(86.77% 76.13 113.64)

What #BDE845 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 #BDE845, 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.

#BDE845 Channel Values

How #BDE845 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 232 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 78% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 70% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE845 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDE845

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE845; 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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Tints & Shades of #BDE845

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDE845.

How #BDE845 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#BDE845
Protanopia#E1E146
Protanomaly#D4E445
Deuteranopia#DBDB4A
Deuteranomaly#D0E048
Tritanopia#CCDCDC
Tritanomaly#C6E1B3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE845 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde845: #BDE845;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE845;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde845': '#BDE845' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.910, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_bde845">#BDE845</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE845"

More Green Colors

#BDE845 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE845 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE845?

#BDE845 is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 232, 69) in RGB and hsl(76, 78%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.87.

What is the RGB value of #BDE845?

#BDE845 is rgb(189, 232, 69) — red 189, green 232, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE845?

#BDE845 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 70%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE845 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE845 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE845 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE845 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 11.11, which is visibly different.

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