#BDD300

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #BDD300

The hex code #BDD300 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. 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, 211, and 0.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 66.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDD300
RGB189, 211, 0
HSL66.3°, 100.0%, 41.4%
CMYK10%, 0%, 100%, 17%
HSV66.3°, 100.0%, 82.7%
LAB80.4, -27.9, 79.9
XYZ44.3, 57.4, 8.7
Decimal12440320

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDD300; }
.text-color { color: #BDD300; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDD300; }

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