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#BDED0C Color

#BDED0C is rgb(189, 237, 12) in RGB, hsl(73, 90%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 95%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDED0C
HEX#BDED0C
RGBrgb(189, 237, 12)
HSLhsl(73, 90%, 49%)
HSVhsv(73, 95%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 95%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.215 123.3)
LABlab(88.00% -33.95 83.07)
LCHlch(88.00% 89.74 112.23)

What #BDED0C 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 #BDED0C, 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.

#BDED0C Channel Values

How #BDED0C 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 237 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 90% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 95% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDED0C 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDED0C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDED0C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDED0C; 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 #BDED0C

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 #BDED0C.

How #BDED0C 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#BDED0C
Protanopia#E6E610
Protanomaly#D7E90F
Deuteranopia#DFDF1E
Deuteranomaly#D2E518
Tritanopia#CEDFDF
Tritanomaly#C7E5B2
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDED0C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bded0c: #BDED0C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDED0C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bded0c': '#BDED0C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.929, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_bded0c">#BDED0C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDED0C"

More Green Colors

#BDED0C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDED0C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDED0C?

#BDED0C is a mid-tone green — rgb(189, 237, 12) in RGB and hsl(73, 90%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #BDED0C?

#BDED0C is rgb(189, 237, 12) — red 189, green 237, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDED0C?

#BDED0C converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 95%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDED0C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDED0C scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDED0C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDED0C 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 13.41, which is visibly different.

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