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#bdc450 color: Tropic Canary

#bdc450 is rgb(189, 196, 80) in RGB and oklch(79.217% 0.13912 112.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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64°
100%

79.2%
0.139
112°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bdc450

#bdc450 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 112°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropic Canary (#bcc23c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bdc450 mixed with white

  1. bdc450
  2. c3ca65
  3. c9d079
  4. d0d68b
  5. d6dc9c
  6. dde2ad
  7. e4e8be
  8. eaeece
  9. f1f4df
  10. f8f9ef

Darker: #bdc450 mixed with black

  1. bdc450
  2. a4aa44
  3. 8c9139
  4. 74782e
  5. 5d6124
  6. 474a1a
  7. 333510
  8. 1f2107
  9. 0d0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bdc450 with less saturation

  1. bdc450
  2. bdc35f
  3. bcc36c
  4. bcc277
  5. bcc182
  6. bbc08d
  7. bbbf97
  8. bbbea0
  9. bbbda9
  10. bbbcb2

Questions about #bdc450

What color is #bdc450?

#bdc450 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Tropic Canary. In RGB it is rgb(189, 196, 80), in HSL hsl(63.62, 49.57%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.217% 0.13912 112.385).

What colors go well with #bdc450?

The complementary color of #bdc450 is #beaaff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e7b242 and #84d27e. The triadic partners are #48caff and #ff94c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdc450?

Black text reads better on #bdc450: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdc450 a warm or cool color?

#bdc450 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 112 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.139.