HEX atlas value

#BDD1A9

#BDD1A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 209, 169, HSL 90, 30%, 74%, has luminance 0.5928, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BDD1A9 Sample readable text

HEX #BDD1A9

RGB rgb(189, 209, 169)

HSL hsl(90 30% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 19, 18)

Luminance 0.5928

Contrast Black 12.86:1White 1.63:1

CSS

--color-bdd1a9: #BDD1A9;
.background-bdd1a9 { background-color: #BDD1A9; }
.text-bdd1a9 { color: #BDD1A9; }

Luminance0.5928

Black text12.86:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA 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":"#BDD1A9","rgb":[189,209,169],"hsl":[90,30,74],"cmyk":[10,0,19,18],"luminance":0.5928,"contrast":{"black":12.86,"white":1.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBF1E4","hex":"#EBF1E4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.23,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDDF9A","hex":"#BDDF9A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.19,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1D1A9","hex":"#D1D1A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.4,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdd1a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BDA9D1","analogous":["#D1D1A9","#A9D1A9"],"triadic":["#A9BDD1","#D1A9BD"],"tetradic":["#A9D1D1","#BDA9D1","#D1A9A9"],"splitComplementary":["#A9A9D1","#D1A9D1"],"monochromatic":["#EBF1E4","#BDD1A9","#8FB06D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBF1E4","dark":"#8FB06D","saturated":"#BDDF9A","desaturated":"#BDC2B7","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#D1FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.120439557122072}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDD1A9

#BDD1A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BDD1A9 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 189, 209, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 30% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5928, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.86:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDD1A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBF1E4#000000 text · best 18.23:1#EBF1E4

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#BDDF9A#000000 text · best 14.19:1#BDDF9A

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#D1D1A9#000000 text · best 13.4:1#D1D1A9

Generated Palette

#BDD1A9#BDD1A9

#BDA9D1#BDA9D1

#D1D1A9#D1D1A9

#A9D1A9#A9D1A9

#EBF1E4#EBF1E4

#8FB06D#8FB06D

Color Harmonies

#BDA9D1#BDA9D1

#D1D1A9#D1D1A9

#A9D1A9#A9D1A9

#A9BDD1#A9BDD1

#D1A9BD#D1A9BD

Variants

#EBF1E4#EBF1E4

#8FB06D#8FB06D

#BDDF9A#BDDF9A

#BDC2B7#BDC2B7

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#D1FFA3#D1FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Celadon#ACE1AF

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Silver#C0C0C0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#BDD1A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDD1A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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