#BDCC00

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #BDCC00

When working with digital screens, the color #BDCC00 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 204 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 20% black. With a hue angle of 64.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDCC00
RGB189, 204, 0
HSL64.4°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK7%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV64.4°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB78.5, -24.6, 78.5
XYZ42.6, 54.0, 8.2
Decimal12438528

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDCC00; }
.text-color { color: #BDCC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDCC00; }

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