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#BDFA61 Color

#BDFA61 is rgb(189, 250, 97) in RGB, hsl(84, 94%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 61%, 2%) 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 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFA61
HEX#BDFA61
RGBrgb(189, 250, 97)
HSLhsl(84, 94%, 68%)
HSVhsv(84, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 61%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.192 128.2)
LABlab(91.94% -36.72 64.55)
LCHlch(91.94% 74.26 119.63)

What #BDFA61 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 #BDFA61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.01Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.53Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.64June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.82Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 17.39Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 18.04

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

#BDFA61 Channel Values

How #BDFA61 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 250 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 94% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFA61 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 text17.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDFA61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDFA61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDFA61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDFA61
Complementary
#9E61FA
Analogous
#FAEB61
Analogous
#70FA61
Triadic
#61BDFA
Triadic
#FA61BD
Split comp.
#6170FA
Split comp.
#EB61FA

Tints & Shades of #BDFA61

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

#C5FB74
#CFFB8D
#D8FCA1
#E0FDB5
#E8FDC9
#F3FEE1

Shades

#AAF934
#97F708
#7CCB06
#5E9905
#436D03
#274002

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDFA61.

How #BDFA61 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#BDFA61
Protanopia#F1F162
Protanomaly#DEF561
Deuteranopia#E8E866
Deuteranomaly#D8F064
Tritanopia#CEEDED
Tritanomaly#C7F3C5
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFA61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdfa61: #BDFA61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFA61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdfa61': '#BDFA61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.980, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bdfa61">#BDFA61</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFA61"

More Green Colors

#BDFA61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDFA61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFA61?

#BDFA61 is a light green — rgb(189, 250, 97) in RGB and hsl(84, 94%, 68%) 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #BDFA61?

#BDFA61 is rgb(189, 250, 97) — red 189, green 250, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFA61?

#BDFA61 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 61%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFA61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFA61 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFA61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFA61 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 15.64, which is visibly different.

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