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#BDEB5C Color

#BDEB5C is rgb(189, 235, 92) in RGB, hsl(79, 78%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 61%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDEB5C
HEX#BDEB5C
RGBrgb(189, 235, 92)
HSLhsl(79, 78%, 64%)
HSVhsv(79, 61%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 61%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.177 125)
LABlab(87.74% -30.70 62.11)
LCHlch(87.74% 69.28 116.31)

What #BDEB5C 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 #BDEB5C, 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.

#BDEB5C Channel Values

How #BDEB5C 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 235 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 78% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 61% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDEB5C 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDEB5C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDEB5C; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDEB5C

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 #BDEB5C.

How #BDEB5C 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#BDEB5C
Protanopia#E4E45D
Protanomaly#D6E75C
Deuteranopia#DDDD60
Deuteranomaly#D1E35E
Tritanopia#CCDFDF
Tritanomaly#C6E4B9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDEB5C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdeb5c: #BDEB5C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDEB5C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdeb5c': '#BDEB5C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.922, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_bdeb5c">#BDEB5C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDEB5C"

More Green Colors

#BDEB5C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDEB5C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDEB5C?

#BDEB5C is a light green — rgb(189, 235, 92) in RGB and hsl(79, 78%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #BDEB5C?

#BDEB5C is rgb(189, 235, 92) — red 189, green 235, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDEB5C?

#BDEB5C converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 61%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDEB5C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDEB5C scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDEB5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDEB5C 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 11.77, which is visibly different.

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