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#BDF89B Color

#BDF89B is rgb(189, 248, 155) in RGB, hsl(98, 87%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDF89B
HEX#BDF89B
RGBrgb(189, 248, 155)
HSLhsl(98, 87%, 79%)
HSVhsv(98, 38%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.135 134.7)
LABlab(91.95% -31.39 38.43)
LCHlch(91.95% 49.62 129.24)

What #BDF89B 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 #BDF89B, 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.

#BDF89B Channel Values

How #BDF89B 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 248 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 87% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 38% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDF89B 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDF89B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDF89B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDF89B; 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 #BDF89B

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 #BDF89B.

How #BDF89B 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#BDF89B
Protanopia#EFEF9B
Protanomaly#DDF39B
Deuteranopia#E7E79E
Deuteranomaly#D7EE9D
Tritanopia#C9EFEF
Tritanomaly#C5F3D3
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDF89B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdf89b: #BDF89B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDF89B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdf89b': '#BDF89B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.973, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_bdf89b">#BDF89B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDF89B"

More Green Colors

#BDF89B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDF89B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDF89B?

#BDF89B is a light green — rgb(189, 248, 155) in RGB and hsl(98, 87%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #BDF89B?

#BDF89B is rgb(189, 248, 155) — red 189, green 248, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDF89B?

#BDF89B converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDF89B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDF89B scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDF89B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDF89B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 12.97, which is visibly different.

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