Information about #BDC98F color

#BDC98F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDC98F is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 201, 143) — 74.1% red, 78.8% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 23 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced yellow, #BDC98F floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Springtide Green (#C8CB8E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 201, 143) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDC98F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #BDC98F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDC98F color variations

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

#BDC98F 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 #BDC98F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC98F
  • RGB189, 201, 143
  • CMYK5, 0, 23, 21
  • CSSrgb(189, 201, 143)
  • HSL72°, 35%, 67%
  • HSL Precise72.414°, 34.94%, 67.451%
  • HSV72°, 29%, 79%
  • HSB72°, 29%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.788, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.788, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.788, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDC98F
  • DECIMAL ID12437903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01