HEX Color #BDBD16 (Yellowgreen)

About #BDBD16

When working with digital screens, the color #BDBD16 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 189 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 0% M, 88% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDBD16

RGB189, 189, 22

HSL60.0°, 79.1%, 41.4%

CMYK0%, 0%, 88%, 26%

HSV60.0°, 88.4%, 74.1%

LAB74.4, -16.9, 72.7

XYZ39.3, 47.3, 7.8

Decimal12434710

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BDBD16 #1616BD

Analogous

#BD6916 #69BD16

Triadic

#16BCBD #BD16BC

Tetradic

#16BD69 #1616BD #BD1669

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BDBD16

#C4C42F

#CBCB49

#D3D363

#DADA7D

#E1E197

#E9E9B1

#F0F0CB

#F7F7E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BDBD16

#A8A813

#939311

#7E7E0E

#69690C

#545409

#3F3F07

#2A2A04

#151502

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.01:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.45:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.92:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.89:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDBD16; }

.text-color { color: #BDBD16; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDBD16; }

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