Palettes / Colors / #BDD600

#BDD600 — Vivid Yellow

#BDD600 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BDD600 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 #1900D6; it also sits naturally between #D68400 and #52D600. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 84% · Blue 0%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDD600

.text { color: #BDD600; }
.background { background-color: #BDD600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDD600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 214, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 100%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDD600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 214, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDD600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 214, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDD600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDD600">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDD600

Tints of #BDD600

Tones of #BDD600

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1900D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDD600: #000000.

How #BDD600 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 #BDD600 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDD600?

#BDD600 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 214, 0). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDD600?

#BDD600 is RGB 189, 214, 0 — HSL 67°, 100%, 42% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 100%, 16%.

What colors go with #BDD600?

Its complement is #1900D6; analogous partners are #D68400 and #52D600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDD600 for text?

Black text on #BDD600 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.