Information about #BDC299 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated sunny yellow, #BDC299 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gooseberry (#BFC298). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).
The recipe behind #BDC299 is rgb(189, 194, 153), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BDC299 color variations
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#BDC299 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BDC299 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BDC299 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BDC299 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BDC299 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BDC299 color
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Nearest named colors to #BDC299
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BFC298
#B8CA9D
#BBBBA1
#C2B89E
#C5BAA0
#C7BA95
#BCB88F
#C4B59C
#BCBFA8
#C3BF8B
#B9B398
#C7BBA3
#BDC299 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BDC299
- RGB189, 194, 153
- CMYK2, 0, 16, 24
- CSSrgb(189, 194, 153)
- HSL67°, 25%, 68%
- HSL Precise67.317°, 25.153%, 68.039%
- HSV67°, 21%, 76%
- HSB67°, 21%, 76%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.761, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.761, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.761, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBDC299
- DECIMAL ID12436121
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
