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#BDF349 Color

#BDF349 is rgb(189, 243, 73) in RGB, hsl(79, 88%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 10.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDF349
HEX#BDF349
RGBrgb(189, 243, 73)
HSLhsl(79, 88%, 62%)
HSVhsv(79, 70%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.2 125.7)
LABlab(89.85% -35.00 71.34)
LCHlch(89.85% 79.46 116.14)

What #BDF349 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 #BDF349, 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.

#BDF349 Channel Values

How #BDF349 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 243 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 88% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 70% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDF349 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDF349 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDF349

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDF349; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDF349

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 #BDF349.

How #BDF349 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#BDF349
Protanopia#EBEB4A
Protanomaly#DAEE4A
Deuteranopia#E3E34F
Deuteranomaly#D5EA4C
Tritanopia#CEE6E6
Tritanomaly#C7EBBC
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDF349 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdf349: #BDF349;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDF349;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdf349': '#BDF349' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.953, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_bdf349">#BDF349</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDF349"

More Green Colors

#BDF349 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDF349 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDF349?

#BDF349 is a light green — rgb(189, 243, 73) in RGB and hsl(79, 88%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.61.

What is the RGB value of #BDF349?

#BDF349 is rgb(189, 243, 73) — red 189, green 243, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDF349?

#BDF349 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDF349 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDF349 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDF349 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDF349 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 14.4, which is visibly different.

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