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#BDEA2A Color

#BDEA2A is rgb(189, 234, 42) in RGB, hsl(74, 82%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDEA2A
HEX#BDEA2A
RGBrgb(189, 234, 42)
HSLhsl(74, 82%, 54%)
HSVhsv(74, 82%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.204 123)
LABlab(87.22% -32.23 77.84)
LCHlch(87.22% 84.25 112.49)

What #BDEA2A 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 #BDEA2A, 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.

#BDEA2A Channel Values

How #BDEA2A 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 234 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 82% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 82% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDEA2A 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDEA2A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDEA2A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDEA2A

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 #BDEA2A.

How #BDEA2A 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#BDEA2A
Protanopia#E3E32B
Protanomaly#D5E62B
Deuteranopia#DCDC32
Deuteranomaly#D1E22F
Tritanopia#CDDDDD
Tritanomaly#C7E2B2
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDEA2A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdea2a: #BDEA2A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDEA2A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdea2a': '#BDEA2A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.918, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_bdea2a">#BDEA2A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDEA2A"

More Green Colors

#BDEA2A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDEA2A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDEA2A?

#BDEA2A is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 234, 42) in RGB and hsl(74, 82%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #BDEA2A?

#BDEA2A is rgb(189, 234, 42) — red 189, green 234, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDEA2A?

#BDEA2A converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDEA2A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDEA2A scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDEA2A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDEA2A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.26, which is visibly different.

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