Palettes / Colors / #BDCD2A

#BDCD2A — Yellow

#BDCD2A is a yellow color we call 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 #BDCD2A 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.

#BDCD2A 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 #3A2ACB; it also sits naturally between #CB8B2A and #6ACB2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 16%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDCD2A

.text { color: #BDCD2A; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCD2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCD2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCD2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCD2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCD2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDCD2A

Tints of #BDCD2A

Tones of #BDCD2A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A2ACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCD2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCD2A

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:

How #BDCD2A 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 #BDCD2A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCD29  ·  #BDCD2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCD2A?

#BDCD2A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 205, 42). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCD2A?

#BDCD2A is RGB 189, 205, 42 — HSL 66°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 80%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDCD2A?

Its complement is #3A2ACB; analogous partners are #CB8B2A and #6ACB2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCD2A for text?

Black text on #BDCD2A has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.