HEX Color #BDE249 (Yellowgreen)

About #BDE249

At its core, #BDE249 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 226, 73).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDE249

RGB189, 226, 73

HSL74.5°, 72.5%, 58.6%

CMYK16%, 0%, 68%, 11%

HSV74.5°, 67.7%, 88.6%

LAB84.8, -32.7, 67.5

XYZ49.4, 65.7, 16.4

Decimal12444233

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BDE249 #6D49E1

Analogous

#E1BA49 #70E149

Triadic

#49BDE1 #E149BD

Tetradic

#49E1BA #6D49E1 #E14970

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BDE249

#C4E55D

#CBE871

#D3EB85

#DAEE99

#E1F2AE

#E9F5C2

#F0F8D6

#F7FBEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BDE249

#A8C840

#93AF38

#7E9630

#697D28

#546420

#3F4B18

#2A3210

#151908

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.49:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.14:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.42:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.02:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDE249; }

.text-color { color: #BDE249; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDE249; }

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