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#BDCD66

#bdcd66 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdcd66 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 69.32°, with 50.74% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5544

Complementary

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #7666cd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #668acd
  3. #aa66cd

Analogous

  1. #cdaa66
  2. #bdcd66
  3. #8acd66

Triadic

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #66bdcd
  3. #cd66bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #66cd76
  3. #7666cd
  4. #cd66bd

Square

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #66cdaa
  3. #7666cd
  4. #cd668a

Monochromatic

  1. #687426
  2. #9cae39
  3. #bdcd66
  4. #d6e0a0
  5. #eff3d9

Shades

#bdcd66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #aab95c
  3. #97a452
  4. #849047
  5. #717b3d
  6. #5f6733
  7. #4c5229
  8. #393e1f
  9. #262914
  10. #13150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcd66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #c4d275
  3. #cad785
  4. #d1dc94
  5. #d7e1a3
  6. #dee6b3
  7. #e5ebc2
  8. #ebf0d1
  9. #f2f5e0
  10. #f8faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcd66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcd66
  2. #b7c569
  3. #b1be6b
  4. #abb66e
  5. #a5ae70
  6. #9fa773
  7. #989f76
  8. #929778
  9. #8c8f7b
  10. #86887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c45d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c56c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec860 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc869 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c79c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcd66 {
  color: #bdcd66;
}
Background
.bg-bdcd66 {
  background-color: #bdcd66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcd66 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcd66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcd66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcd66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcd66, #8acd66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcd66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 102 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.43 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.72 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.33 #423299 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bdcd66  rgb(189, 205, 102)  hsl(69, 51%, 60%)  June Bud
#7666cd  rgb(118, 102, 205)  hsl(249, 51%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#66bdcd  rgb(102, 189, 205)  hsl(189, 51%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#cd66bd  rgb(205, 102, 189)  hsl(309, 51%, 60%)  Orchid