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Recognised as Colour

#BDD400

  • #BDD400
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDD400 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 212, 0 and HSL 67°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDD400#BDD400
HEX#BDD400
RGBrgb(189, 212, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8314, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 83.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(66.5, 100%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.5, 100%, 83.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 100%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,576
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#422BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1C929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#CAC7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.1Yellow · ΔE 22.9Green yellow · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 28.1Goldenrod · ΔE 39.9Olivedrab · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1700D4
Analogous#D48100, #53D400
Triadic#00BDD4, #D400BD
Split complementary#0053D4, #8100D4
Tetradic#00D481, #1700D4, #D40053

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FFA1
Lighter +30%#EFFF6E
Lighter +20%#EAFF3B
Lighter +10%#E4FF08
Darker −10%#90A100
Darker −20%#626E00
Darker −30%#353B00
Darker −40%#070800
More saturated +25%#BDD400
Less saturated −25%#A8BA1B

Channel breakdown

R189
G212
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue66.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D4 · B 00

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