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#BDCD6C — Muted Green

#BDCD6C 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 #BDCD6C 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.

#BDCD6C 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 #7B6BCC; it also sits naturally between #CCAC6B and #8BCC6B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDCD6C · RGB 189, 205, 108

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Color values

HEX#BDCD6C
RGB189, 205, 108
HSL70°, 49%, 61%
HSV70°, 47%, 80%
CMYK8%, 0%, 47%, 20%
XYZ45.52, 55.56, 22.51
Yxy55.56, 0.3683, 0.4495
CIE-Lab79.37, -19.85, 46.16
Hunter Lab74.54, -17.73, 31.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 42%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDCD6C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDCD6C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDCD6C

.text { color: #BDCD6C; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD6C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCD6C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 49%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCD6C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCD6C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCD6C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCD6C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDCD6C

#B2C454#A9BE41#95A739#819031#707D2B#5B6723#47501B#333914#22260D#0E0F05

Tints of #BDCD6C

#C3D17A#C8D585#CFDB95#D4DEA0#DBE4AF#E0E8BB#E7EDCA#ECF1D5#F3F6E4#F8FAF0

Tones of #BDCD6C

#B7C572#B3BE79#AEB780#A9B087#A5A98E#A0A395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B6BCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDCD6C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCD6C

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 #BDCD6C: ·

How #BDCD6C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C483Deuteranopia · #C3C289Tritanopia · #BE969A

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 #BDCD6C rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Harbor
#2A6977 · #9F378B · #BACC6C · #D9E8EC
Palette Bbcb64
#BBCB64 · #FFE52A · #F79A19 · #CF0F0F
Radiant Aurora
#879C30 · #B6D26B · #7C67D1 · #D5D1ED
Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB
Palette F0e491
#F0E491 · #BBC863 · #658C58 · #31694E
Palette 450c3f
#450C3F · #B9D175 · #D9EFBD · #F5FBDA

Similar colors

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

#BACC6C#BBCB64#B6D26B#BEC666#BBC863#B9D175#B8D76A#B8D576#C9D46F#C2C375#C6D870#B0CE65

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCD6B  ·  #BDCD6D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCD6C?

#BDCD6C is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 205, 108). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCD6C?

#BDCD6C is RGB 189, 205, 108 — HSL 70°, 49%, 61% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 47%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDCD6C?

Its complement is #7B6BCC; analogous partners are #CCAC6B and #8BCC6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCD6C for text?

Black text on #BDCD6C has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.