Information about #BDC520 color

#BDC520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDC520 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 197, 32) — 74.1% red, 77.3% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 65 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDC520 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Slightly further away sit Rio Grande (#B7C61A) and Acid Green (#B0BF1A).

The recipe behind #BDC520 is rgb(189, 197, 32), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDC520 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDC520 color variations

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

#BDC520 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 #BDC520

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

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

#BDC520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC520
  • RGB189, 197, 32
  • CMYK3, 0, 65, 23
  • CSSrgb(189, 197, 32)
  • HSL63°, 72%, 45%
  • HSL Precise62.909°, 72.052%, 44.902%
  • HSV63°, 84%, 77%
  • HSB63°, 84%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.773, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.773, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.773, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBDC520
  • DECIMAL ID12436768
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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