#BDBD1D
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.
About #BDBD1D
At its core, #BDBD1D is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 189, and 29.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BDBD1D
RGB189, 189, 29
HSL60.0°, 73.4%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 85%, 26%
HSV60.0°, 84.7%, 74.1%
LAB74.4, -16.8, 71.3
XYZ39.4, 47.3, 8.2
Decimal12434717
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.46:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BDBD1D;
}
.text-color {
color: #BDBD1D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BDBD1D;
}