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#bdb250 color: Hep Green

#bdb250 is rgb(189, 178, 80) in RGB and oklch(75.322% 0.12007 102.935) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

75.3%
0.120
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #bdb250

#bdb250 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hep Green (#c4b146). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bdb250 mixed with white

  1. bdb250
  2. c3ba64
  3. cac277
  4. d0c989
  5. d7d19a
  6. ddd9ab
  7. e4e0bc
  8. eae8cd
  9. f1f0de
  10. f8f7ee

Darker: #bdb250 mixed with black

  1. bdb250
  2. a49a44
  3. 8c8339
  4. 746d2e
  5. 5d5724
  6. 47431a
  7. 332f10
  8. 1f1d07
  9. 0d0c02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bdb250 with less saturation

  1. bdb250
  2. bbb25c
  3. bab268
  4. b8b272
  5. b7b17c
  6. b6b185
  7. b4b18e
  8. b3b096
  9. b1b09f
  10. b0afa7

Questions about #bdb250

What color is #bdb250?

#bdb250 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Hep Green. In RGB it is rgb(189, 178, 80), in HSL hsl(53.94, 45.23%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.322% 0.12007 102.935).

What colors go well with #bdb250?

The complementary color of #bdb250 is #a4a5f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dda251 and #91bf6e. The triadic partners are #43bfe6 and #e48fc3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdb250?

Black text reads better on #bdb250: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdb250 a warm or cool color?

#bdb250 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.12.