HEX atlas value

#BDCC33

#BDCC33 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 204, 51, HSL 66, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.5424, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BDCC33 Sample readable text

HEX #BDCC33

RGB rgb(189, 204, 51)

HSL hsl(66 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.5424

Contrast Black 11.85:1White 1.77:1

CSS

--color-bdcc33: #BDCC33;
.background-bdcc33 { background-color: #BDCC33; }
.text-bdcc33 { color: #BDCC33; }

Luminance0.5424

Black text11.85:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BDCC33","rgb":[189,204,51],"hsl":[66,60,50],"cmyk":[7,0,75,20],"luminance":0.5424,"contrast":{"black":11.85,"white":1.77}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D3E817","hex":"#D3E817","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5DE7C","hex":"#D5DE7C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdcc33.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4233CC","analogous":["#CC8F33","#70CC33"],"triadic":["#33BDCC","#CC33BD"],"tetradic":["#33CC8F","#4233CC","#CC3370"],"splitComplementary":["#3370CC","#8F33CC"],"monochromatic":["#D5DE7C","#BDCC33","#798321"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5DE7C","dark":"#798321","saturated":"#D3E817","desaturated":"#A6B04F","pastel":"#D6DCA3","neon":"#EAFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":29.79932885150268},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":30.28200785945344},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":35.02855977627399}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDCC33

#BDCC33 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BDCC33 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 189, 204, and 51, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 60% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5424, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.85:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDCC33 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D3E817#000000 text · best 15.32:1#D3E817

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#D5DE7C#000000 text · best 14.57:1#D5DE7C

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#BDCC33#BDCC33

#4233CC#4233CC

#CC8F33#CC8F33

#70CC33#70CC33

#D5DE7C#D5DE7C

#798321#798321

Color Harmonies

#4233CC#4233CC

#CC8F33#CC8F33

#70CC33#70CC33

#33BDCC#33BDCC

#CC33BD#CC33BD

Variants

#D5DE7C#D5DE7C

#798321#798321

#D3E817#D3E817

#A6B04F#A6B04F

#D6DCA3#D6DCA3

#EAFF29#EAFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#BDCC33

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDCC33

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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