#BDDB16

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #BDDB16

When working with digital screens, the color #BDDB16 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 219, 22).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 69.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDDB16
RGB189, 219, 22
HSL69.1°, 81.7%, 47.3%
CMYK14%, 0%, 90%, 14%
HSV69.1°, 90.0%, 85.9%
LAB82.7, -31.4, 79.3
XYZ46.5, 61.5, 10.2
Decimal12442390

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDDB16; }
.text-color { color: #BDDB16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDDB16; }

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