HEX atlas value

#BDEC65

#BDEC65 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 236, 101, HSL 81, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.7175, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#BDEC65 Sample readable text

HEX #BDEC65

RGB rgb(189, 236, 101)

HSL hsl(81 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.7175

Contrast Black 15.35:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-bdec65: #BDEC65;
.background-bdec65 { background-color: #BDEC65; }
.text-bdec65 { color: #BDEC65; }

Luminance0.7175

Black text15.35:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#BDEC65","rgb":[189,236,101],"hsl":[81,78,66],"cmyk":[20,0,57,7],"luminance":0.7175,"contrast":{"black":15.35,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0F6B6","hex":"#E0F6B6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.03,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2FF52","hex":"#C2FF52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.72,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"#ECD865","hex":"#ECD865","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.58,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdec65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9465EC","analogous":["#ECD865","#79EC65"],"triadic":["#65BDEC","#EC65BD"],"tetradic":["#65ECD8","#9465EC","#EC6579"],"splitComplementary":["#6579EC","#D865EC"],"monochromatic":["#E0F6B6","#BDEC65","#97DA1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0F6B6","dark":"#97DA1B","saturated":"#C2FF52","desaturated":"#B7D978","pastel":"#ECF7DA","neon":"#D1FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":44.51965857910413},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":53.33854141237835},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":56.60388679233962},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":56.621550667568265},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":58.05170109479997}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDEC65

#BDEC65 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #BDEC65 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 189, 236, and 101, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 78% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7175, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.35:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDEC65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0F6B6#000000 text · best 18.03:1#E0F6B6

#C2FF52#000000 text · best 17.72:1#C2FF52

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#ECD865#000000 text · best 14.58:1#ECD865

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#BDEC65#BDEC65

#9465EC#9465EC

#ECD865#ECD865

#79EC65#79EC65

#E0F6B6#E0F6B6

#97DA1B#97DA1B

Color Harmonies

#9465EC#9465EC

#ECD865#ECD865

#79EC65#79EC65

#65BDEC#65BDEC

#EC65BD#EC65BD

Variants

#E0F6B6#E0F6B6

#97DA1B#97DA1B

#C2FF52#C2FF52

#B7D978#B7D978

#ECF7DA#ECF7DA

#D1FF7A#D1FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Pear#D1E231

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#BDEC65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDEC65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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