Palettes / Colors / #BDEE2D

#BDEE2D — Vivid Green

#BDEE2D is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BDEE2D 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.

#BDEE2D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #5B2BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBD2B and #5BEE2B. 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 93% · Blue 18%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDEE2D

.text { color: #BDEE2D; }
.background { background-color: #BDEE2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEE2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 238, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEE2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 238, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEE2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 238, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDEE2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEE2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDEE2D

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Tones of #BDEE2D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B2BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDEE2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEE2D

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 #BDEE2D 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 #BDEE2D 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

← #BDEE2C  ·  #BDEE2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEE2D?

#BDEE2D is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 238, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEE2D?

#BDEE2D is RGB 189, 238, 45 — HSL 75°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 81%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDEE2D?

Its complement is #5B2BEE; analogous partners are #EEBD2B and #5BEE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEE2D for text?

Black text on #BDEE2D has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.