Information about #BDC238 color

#BDC238 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDC238 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 194, 56) — 74.1% red, 76.1% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 54 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #BDC238 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Billy T (#C1B943). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Avocado Green (#B2C248).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 194, 56) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDC238: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #BDC238 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDC238 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDC238 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDC238

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC238
  • RGB189, 194, 56
  • CMYK2, 0, 54, 24
  • CSSrgb(189, 194, 56)
  • HSL62°, 55%, 49%
  • HSL Precise62.174°, 55.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV62°, 71%, 76%
  • HSB62°, 71%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.761, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.761, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.761, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBDC238
  • DECIMAL ID12436024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01