#BDD342

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #BDD342

When working with digital screens, the color #BDD342 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 211, 66).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 10% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69% Yellow, and 17% Black. The HSL representation is 69.1° hue, 62.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDD342
RGB189, 211, 66
HSL69.1°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK10%, 0%, 69%, 17%
HSV69.1°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB80.6, -26.0, 65.8
XYZ45.3, 57.8, 13.9
Decimal12440386

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDD342; }
.text-color { color: #BDD342; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDD342; }

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