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#BDFD63 Color

#BDFD63 is rgb(189, 253, 99) in RGB, hsl(85, 97%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 61%, 1%) 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 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFD63
HEX#BDFD63
RGBrgb(189, 253, 99)
HSLhsl(85, 97%, 69%)
HSVhsv(85, 61%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 61%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.194 128.8)
LABlab(92.79% -37.83 64.66)
LCHlch(92.79% 74.91 120.33)

What #BDFD63 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 #BDFD63, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.09Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.13Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.74French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 17.55Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 17.99Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 18.17

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

#BDFD63 Channel Values

How #BDFD63 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 253 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 97% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 61% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFD63 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDFD63 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDFD63

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDFD63; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDFD63
Complementary
#A363FD
Analogous
#FDF063
Analogous
#70FD63
Triadic
#63BDFD
Triadic
#FD63BD
Split comp.
#6370FD
Split comp.
#F063FD

Tints & Shades of #BDFD63

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

#C5FD77
#CEFD8B
#D6FEA0
#E1FEB9
#EAFECD
#F2FFE1

Shades

#A9FC36
#94FB04
#79CE03
#5FA102
#447402
#274101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDFD63.

How #BDFD63 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#BDFD63
Protanopia#F4F464
Protanomaly#E0F763
Deuteranopia#EAEA68
Deuteranomaly#DAF266
Tritanopia#CEF0F0
Tritanomaly#C8F6C8
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFD63 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdfd63: #BDFD63;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFD63;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdfd63': '#BDFD63' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.992, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_bdfd63">#BDFD63</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFD63"

More Green Colors

#BDFD63 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDFD63 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFD63?

#BDFD63 is a light green — rgb(189, 253, 99) in RGB and hsl(85, 97%, 69%) 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #BDFD63?

#BDFD63 is rgb(189, 253, 99) — red 189, green 253, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFD63?

#BDFD63 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 61%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFD63 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFD63 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFD63 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFD63 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 16.74, 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.