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#BDF99F Color

#BDF99F is rgb(189, 249, 159) in RGB, hsl(100, 88%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDF99F
HEX#BDF99F
RGBrgb(189, 249, 159)
HSLhsl(100, 88%, 80%)
HSVhsv(100, 36%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.132 135.7)
LABlab(92.28% -31.41 36.90)
LCHlch(92.28% 48.46 130.41)

What #BDF99F 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 #BDF99F, 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.

#BDF99F Channel Values

How #BDF99F 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 249 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 88% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 36% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDF99F 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDF99F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDF99F; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDF99F

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 #BDF99F.

How #BDF99F 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#BDF99F
Protanopia#F0F09F
Protanomaly#DEF49F
Deuteranopia#E7E7A2
Deuteranomaly#D8EFA1
Tritanopia#C9F0F0
Tritanomaly#C4F4D4
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDF99F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdf99f: #BDF99F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDF99F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdf99f': '#BDF99F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.976, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_bdf99f">#BDF99F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDF99F"

More Green Colors

#BDF99F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDF99F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDF99F?

#BDF99F is a lightest green — rgb(189, 249, 159) in RGB and hsl(100, 88%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #BDF99F?

#BDF99F is rgb(189, 249, 159) — red 189, green 249, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDF99F?

#BDF99F converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDF99F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDF99F scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDF99F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDF99F 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 12.93, which is visibly different.

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