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#BDE97C Color

#BDE97C is rgb(189, 233, 124) in RGB, hsl(84, 71%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 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 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE97C
HEX#BDE97C
RGBrgb(189, 233, 124)
HSLhsl(84, 71%, 70%)
HSVhsv(84, 47%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.145 127.2)
LABlab(87.47% -27.68 47.72)
LCHlch(87.47% 55.17 120.12)

What #BDE97C 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 #BDE97C, 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.

#BDE97C Channel Values

How #BDE97C 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 233 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 71% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 47% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE97C 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 text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDE97C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE97C; 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 #BDE97C

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 #BDE97C.

How #BDE97C 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#BDE97C
Protanopia#E2E27C
Protanomaly#D4E57C
Deuteranopia#DCDC7E
Deuteranomaly#D0E17D
Tritanopia#C9DFDF
Tritanomaly#C5E3BF
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE97C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde97c: #BDE97C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE97C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde97c': '#BDE97C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.914, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_bde97c">#BDE97C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE97C"

More Green Colors

#BDE97C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE97C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE97C?

#BDE97C is a light green — rgb(189, 233, 124) in RGB and hsl(84, 71%, 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 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #BDE97C?

#BDE97C is rgb(189, 233, 124) — red 189, green 233, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE97C?

#BDE97C converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE97C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE97C scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE97C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE97C 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 19.08, which is visibly different.

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