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#bdcd2c

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
189, 205, 44
HSL
66°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
8, 0, 79, 20
Luminance
0.5466

Every format

HEX#bdcd2c
RGBrgb(189, 205, 44)
HSLhsl(66, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 79%, 20%)
LABlab(78.8 -24.2 71.4)
LCHlch(78.8 75.3 108.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.809 0.172 115.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bdcd2c;
background-color: #bdcd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bdcd2c] bg-[#bdcd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bdcd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.741, green: 0.804, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bdcd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bdcd2c on white: 1.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bdcd2c on black: 11.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red74.1%
Green80.4%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bdcd2c text on a black background

contrast 11.93:1

Card sample

#bdcd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bdcd2c;
Background color
Panel with #bdcd2c background
background-color: #bdcd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bdcd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(189, 205, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(189, 205, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bdcd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcd2c, #51CD2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bdcd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bdcd2c in the Color Lab