HEX atlas value

#BDD73C

#BDD73C is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 215, 60, HSL 70, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.5975, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BDD73C Sample readable text

HEX #BDD73C

RGB rgb(189, 215, 60)

HSL hsl(70 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.5975

Contrast Black 12.95:1White 1.62:1

CSS

--color-bdd73c: #BDD73C;
.background-bdd73c { background-color: #BDD73C; }
.text-bdd73c { color: #BDD73C; }

Luminance0.5975

Black text12.95:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA 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":"#BDD73C","rgb":[189,215,60],"hsl":[70,66,54],"cmyk":[12,0,72,16],"luminance":0.5975,"contrast":{"black":12.95,"white":1.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFF122","hex":"#CFF122","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7E788","hex":"#D7E788","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.68,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"#70D73C","hex":"#70D73C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.47,"contrastWhite":1.83,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pear 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/bdd73c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#563CD7","analogous":["#D7A43C","#70D73C"],"triadic":["#3CBDD7","#D73CBD"],"tetradic":["#3CD7A4","#563CD7","#D73C70"],"splitComplementary":["#3C70D7","#A43CD7"],"monochromatic":["#D7E788","#BDD73C","#84981F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D7E788","dark":"#84981F","saturated":"#CFF122","desaturated":"#ACBD56","pastel":"#DCE5AE","neon":"#DFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":31.906112267087632},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":37.749172176353746},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":38.48376280978771},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":43.60045871318328}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDD73C

#BDD73C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BDD73C is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 189, 215, and 60, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 66% saturation and 54% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5975, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.95:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDD73C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFF122#000000 text · best 16.26:1#CFF122

#D7E788#000000 text · best 15.68:1#D7E788

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#70D73C#000000 text · best 11.47:1#70D73C

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

Generated Palette

#BDD73C#BDD73C

#563CD7#563CD7

#D7A43C#D7A43C

#70D73C#70D73C

#D7E788#D7E788

#84981F#84981F

Color Harmonies

#563CD7#563CD7

#D7A43C#D7A43C

#70D73C#70D73C

#3CBDD7#3CBDD7

#D73CBD#D73CBD

Variants

#D7E788#D7E788

#84981F#84981F

#CFF122#CFF122

#ACBD56#ACBD56

#DCE5AE#DCE5AE

#DFFF3D#DFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Old Gold#CFB53B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#BDD73C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDD73C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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