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#BDED50 Color

#BDED50 is rgb(189, 237, 80) in RGB, hsl(78, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 7%) 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 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDED50
HEX#BDED50
RGBrgb(189, 237, 80)
HSLhsl(78, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(78, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.188 124.8)
LABlab(88.22% -32.17 67.25)
LCHlch(88.22% 74.55 115.57)

What #BDED50 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 #BDED50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.95Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.6Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.55June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.95Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 13.99Pear#D1E231ΔE 14.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BDED50 Channel Values

How #BDED50 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 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDED50 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDED50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDED50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDED50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDED50
Complementary
#7F50ED
Analogous
#EDCD50
Analogous
#6FED50
Triadic
#50BDED
Triadic
#ED50BD
Split comp.
#506FED
Split comp.
#CD50ED

Tints & Shades of #BDED50

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

#C6EF67
#CFF17E
#D7F495
#E2F7B1
#EAF9C8
#F3FCDF

Shades

#B0E92B
#98D016
#7DAB12
#62860E
#47610A
#293706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDED50.

How #BDED50 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#BDED50
Protanopia#E6E651
Protanomaly#D7E950
Deuteranopia#DFDF54
Deuteranomaly#D2E553
Tritanopia#CCE1E1
Tritanomaly#C6E6B8
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDED50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bded50: #BDED50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDED50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bded50': '#BDED50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.929, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_bded50">#BDED50</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDED50"

More Green Colors

#BDED50 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDED50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDED50?

#BDED50 is a light green — rgb(189, 237, 80) in RGB and hsl(78, 81%, 62%) 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #BDED50?

#BDED50 is rgb(189, 237, 80) — red 189, green 237, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDED50?

#BDED50 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDED50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDED50 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDED50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDED50 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 11.6, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.