#BDD55D Hex Code

Yellow Color Codes

#BDD55D
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Color Information

Name:Yellow
Luminance:0.592
Web Safe:No

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#BDD55D as text color

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Color Formats

HEX

#BDD55D
Hexadecimal color code

RGB

rgb(189, 213, 93)
Red, Green, Blue values (0-255)

HSL

hsl(72, 59%, 60%)
Hue, Saturation, Lightness

HSV

hsv(72, 56%, 84%)
Hue, Saturation, Value

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 56%, 16%)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)

LAB

lab(81.4, -25.12, 55.55)
Lightness, A (green-red), B (blue-yellow)
Accessibility Information

Contrast Ratios

White Backgroundfail
Aa
Ratio: 1.64:127/100
Black BackgroundAAA
Aa
Ratio: 12.84:1100/100
Gray Backgroundfail
Aa
Ratio: 2.41:140/100

WCAG Guidelines

AAAContrast ratio of 7:1 or higher (Enhanced)
AAContrast ratio of 4.5:1 or higher (Standard)
FAILContrast ratio below 4.5:1 (Not recommended)
Color Harmonies

Complementary

2 colors

Colors opposite on the color wheel

Triadic

3 colors

Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel

Analogous

5 colors

Colors adjacent on the color wheel

Monochromatic

5 colors

Different shades of the same hue

Split Complementary

3 colors

Base color plus two colors adjacent to its complement