HEX atlas value

#BDCD70

#BDCD70 is a cool green HEX color nearest Dark Khaki. RGB 189, 205, 112, HSL 70° 48% 62%, luminance 0.5565; view contrast and conversions.

green cool earth-tone

#BDCD70 Sample readable text

HEX #BDCD70

RGB rgb(189, 205, 112)

HSL hsl(70 48% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 45, 20)

Luminance 0.5565

Contrast Black 12.13:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-bdcd70: #BDCD70;
.background-bdcd70 { background-color: #BDCD70; }
.text-bdcd70 { color: #BDCD70; }

HEX meaning and use

About #BDCD70

#BDCD70 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #BDCD70 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 189, 205, and 112, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 48% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5565, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.13:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDCD70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCE4B4#DCE4B4 · #000000 text · best 15.8:1 #CBE25A#CBE25A · #000000 text · best 14.57:1 #8FCD70#8FCD70 · #000000 text · best 11.13:1 Champagne Gold#D6B971 · #000000 text · best 11.04:1 Bamboo#C7B56E · #000000 text · best 10.26:1

Generated Palette

#BDCD70#BDCD70

#7F70CD#7F70CD

#CDAE70#CDAE70

#8FCD70#8FCD70

#DCE4B4#DCE4B4

#94A63A#94A63A

Color Harmonies

#7F70CD#7F70CD

#CDAE70#CDAE70

#8FCD70#8FCD70

#70BDCD#70BDCD

#CD70BD#CD70BD

Variants

#DCE4B4#DCE4B4

#94A63A#94A63A

#CBE25A#CBE25A

#AFB785#AFB785

#E5E9D3#E5E9D3

#E5FF66#E5FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Luminance0.5565

Black text12.13:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA 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":"#BDCD70","rgb":[189,205,112],"hsl":[70,48,62],"cmyk":[8,0,45,20],"luminance":0.5565,"contrast":{"black":12.13,"white":1.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCE4B4","hex":"#DCE4B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.8,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBE25A","hex":"#CBE25A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8FCD70","hex":"#8FCD70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.13,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdcd70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7F70CD","analogous":["#CDAE70","#8FCD70"],"triadic":["#70BDCD","#CD70BD"],"tetradic":["#70CDAE","#7F70CD","#CD708F"],"splitComplementary":["#708FCD","#AE70CD"],"monochromatic":["#DCE4B4","#BDCD70","#94A63A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCE4B4","dark":"#94A63A","saturated":"#CBE25A","desaturated":"#AFB785","pastel":"#E5E9D3","neon":"#E5FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":26.076809620810597},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":32.03123475609393}]

#BDCD70

CSS

About #BDCD70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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