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#BDCD68 — Muted Green

#BDCD68 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BDCD68 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.

#BDCD68 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7A6ACD; it also sits naturally between #CDAC6A and #8BCD6A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDCD68 · RGB 189, 205, 104

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Color values

HEX#BDCD68
RGB189, 205, 104
HSL70°, 50%, 61%
HSV70°, 49%, 80%
CMYK8%, 0%, 49%, 20%
XYZ45.32, 55.48, 21.42
Yxy55.48, 0.3708, 0.4540
CIE-Lab79.32, -20.24, 48.03
Hunter Lab74.49, -18.06, 32.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 41%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDCD68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDCD68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDCD68

.text { color: #BDCD68; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCD68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 50%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCD68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCD68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCD68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCD68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDCD68

#B3C653#AABF40#96A838#819130#707E2A#5C6722#47501B#333913#22260D#0E0F05

Tints of #BDCD68

#C3D279#C9D685#CFDB94#D4DF9F#DBE4AF#E0E8BA#E7EDC9#ECF1D5#F3F6E4#F8FAF0

Tones of #BDCD68

#B8C671#B3BF78#AFB87F#A9B087#A5A98E#A0A395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A6ACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.74:1 Fails
Against black text12.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDCD68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCD68

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BDCD68: ·

How #BDCD68 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C480Deuteranopia · #C3C286Tritanopia · #BE9498

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDCD68 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbcb64
#BBCB64 · #FFE52A · #F79A19 · #CF0F0F
Cosmic Harbor
#2A6977 · #9F378B · #BACC6C · #D9E8EC
Palette F0e491
#F0E491 · #BBC863 · #658C58 · #31694E
Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB
Radiant Aurora
#879C30 · #B6D26B · #7C67D1 · #D5D1ED
Royal Ruby Canyon
#E8F2CF · #C3DC84 · #B8D76A · #617E1B

Similar colors

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

#BBCB64#BACC6C#BBC863#BEC666#B6D26B#B8D76A#B0CE65#B9D175#C9D46F#BAD95E#C6D870#B8D576

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCD67  ·  #BDCD69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCD68?

#BDCD68 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 205, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCD68?

#BDCD68 is RGB 189, 205, 104 — HSL 70°, 50%, 61% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDCD68?

Its complement is #7A6ACD; analogous partners are #CDAC6A and #8BCD6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCD68 for text?

Black text on #BDCD68 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.