#BDFD9F

A color in the Green family

#bdfd9f is a color in the Green family: RGB(189, 253, 159), HSL(101°, 96%, 81%), CMYK(25%, 0%, 37%, 1%). Closest named color: palegreen. Contrast is 1.19:1 on white and 17.71:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bdfd9f
RGBrgb(189 253 159)
RGB (legacy)rgb(189, 253, 159)
RGB %rgb(74% 99% 62%)
HSLhsl(101 96% 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101, 37%, 99%)
HWBhwb(101 62% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(93.38 -33.11 38.31)
LCHlch(93.38 50.63 130.83)
OKLaboklab(0.9292 -0.0997 0.0958)
OKLCHoklch(0.9292 0.1383 136.14)
Decimal12451231

Properties

Color ToneGreen
Closest named colorpalegreen ΔE 4.1
Closest web-safe color#ccff99
Hue101°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)96% / 37%
Lightness (HSL)81%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)88% / 91%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8357
Red / Green / Blue189 / 253 / 159

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.19:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.71:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 8.9 / -95.3 · As background with white / black text: Lc -10.4 / 94.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bdfd9f;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(92.92% 0.1383 136.14);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(189 253 159 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bdfd9f] text-[#bdfd9f] border-[#bdfd9f]">