Palettes / Colors / #BDCD0F
#BDCD0F — Vivid Yellow
#BDCD0F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BDCD0F when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BDCD0F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #1F0FCC; it also sits naturally between #CC7D0F and #5ECC0F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCD0F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 205, 15 |
| HSL | 65°, 86%, 43% |
| HSV | 65°, 93%, 80% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 93%, 20% |
| XYZ | 42.90, 54.52, 8.71 |
| Yxy | 54.52, 0.4042, 0.5137 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.76, -24.90, 77.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.83, -21.89, 42.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 6%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 93% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDCD0F
.text { color: #BDCD0F; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD0F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCD0F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 86%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCD0F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCD0F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 15, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCD0F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCD0F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDCD0F
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Tones of #BDCD0F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1F0FCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCD0F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCD0F
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDCD0F: ·
How #BDCD0F looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDCD0F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDCD0F?
#BDCD0F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 205, 15). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCD0F?
#BDCD0F is RGB 189, 205, 15 — HSL 65°, 86%, 43% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 93%, 20%.
What colors go with #BDCD0F?
Its complement is #1F0FCC; analogous partners are #CC7D0F and #5ECC0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCD0F for text?
Black text on #BDCD0F has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.