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#bdc659 color: Wild Willow

#bdc659 is rgb(189, 198, 89) in RGB and oklch(79.751% 0.13354 113.339) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

79.8%
0.134
113°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #bdc659

#bdc659 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 113°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.39:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Willow (#beca60). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #bdc659 mixed with white

  1. bdc659
  2. c3cc6d
  3. cad27f
  4. d0d890
  5. d6dda0
  6. dde3b0
  7. e4e9c0
  8. eaeed0
  9. f1f4e0
  10. f8faef

Darker: #bdc659 mixed with black

  1. bdc659
  2. a4ac4c
  3. 8c9240
  4. 747a34
  5. 5d6228
  6. 474b1d
  7. 333513
  8. 1f2109
  9. 0d0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bdc659 with less saturation

  1. bdc659
  2. bdc566
  3. bdc572
  4. bdc47d
  5. bcc387
  6. bcc291
  7. bcc19a
  8. bcc0a3
  9. bcbfac
  10. bdbeb4

Questions about #bdc659

What color is #bdc659?

#bdc659 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Wild Willow. In RGB it is rgb(189, 198, 89), in HSL hsl(64.95, 48.88%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.751% 0.13354 113.339).

What colors go well with #bdc659?

The complementary color of #bdc659 is #c1acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e6b54b and #87d384. The triadic partners are #54cbff and #ff97c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdc659?

Black text reads better on #bdc659: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdc659 a warm or cool color?

#bdc659 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.134.