#bdca3e Color Information

#bdca3e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bdca3e. In RGB, it consists of 74.1% Red, 79.2% Green, and 24.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69.3% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 65.6°, with saturation of 56.9% and lightness of 51.8%. The decimal value for #bdca3e is 12438078, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bdca3e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bdca3e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color189, 202, 62 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.1%, 79.2%, 24.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.259, 0.208, 0.757 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.064, 0, 0.693, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color65.6°, 56.9%, 51.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color65.6°, 69.3%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.976, 53.408, 12.601 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color62, 202, 75 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12438078 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.115, -21.902, 64.803 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.115, 68.404, 108.674 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.115, -2.958, 77.894 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.081, -22.921, 40.933 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.394, 0.490, 53.408 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290628158 / 0xffbdca3e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc33 Copy
Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Shades of #bdca3e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bdca3e, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.9%, and its lightness is 51.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bdca3e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181908 to #a5b136.

Tints of #bdca3e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bdca3e, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.9%, and its lightness is 51.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bdca3e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c5d156 to #f7f8e7.

Tones of #bdca3e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bdca3e, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bdca3e, which range from #848484 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e8ff09 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bdca3e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bdca3e! For #bdca3e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bdca3e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bdca3e

This color, #bdca3e, consists of 74.1% Red, 79.2% Green, and 24.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 189, Green = 202, Blue = 62. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bdca3e is 6.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69.3% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.1%
C6.4%
G79.2%
M0.0%
B24.3%
Y69.3%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 189 202 62
Octal 275 312 76
Hexa #bd #ca #3e
Binary 10111101 11001010 00111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 0 69 20
Octal 6 0 105 24
Hexa #06 #00 #45 #14
Binary 00000110 00000000 01000101 00010100

Analogous Colors of #bdca3e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bdca3e — which has hue 65.6° — its analogous colors are located at 35.6° and 95.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdca3e.

Triadic Colors of #bdca3e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bdca3e — which has hue 65.6° — its triadic colors are located at 65.6° and 305.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdca3e.

Complementary Color of #bdca3e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bdca3e — which has hue 65.6° — its complementary color is located at 245.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdca3e.

Split Complementary Colors of #bdca3e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bdca3e — which has hue 65.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 65.6° and 275.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdca3e.

Tetradic Colors of #bdca3e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bdca3e — which has hue 65.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 335.6°, 65.6°, 155.6°, and 245.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdca3e.

Monochromatic Colors of #bdca3e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bdca3e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5b5f2e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9f291 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bdca3e

We want to make getting started with #bdca3e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bdca3e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bdca3e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bdca3e with other HTML elements.

#bdca3e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bdca3e.
<span style="color: #bdca3e;">The color of this text is #bdca3e.</span>

#bdca3e Background Color

The background color for this text is #bdca3e.
<div style="background-color: #bdca3e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bdca3e.</div>

#bdca3e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bdca3e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bdca3e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bdca3e.</span>

#bdca3e Border Color

This is a div with border color #bdca3e.
<div style="border: #bdca3e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bdca3e.</div>

#bdca3e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdca3e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdca3e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdca3e on a white background.</div></div>

#bdca3e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdca3e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdca3e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdca3e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bdca3e to White

This is a gradient from #bdca3e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdca3e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdca3e to white.</div>

Gradient from #bdca3e to Black

This is a gradient from #bdca3e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdca3e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdca3e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdca3e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bdca3e

In addition to using #bdca3e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bdca3e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bdca3e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 189, Green = 202, Blue = 62). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bdca3e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bdca3e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(189, 202, 62)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bdca3e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bdca3e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bdca3e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(189, 202, 62);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bdca3e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:189, green:202, blue:62, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:189 green:202 blue:62 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(189f, 202f, 62f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(189, 202, 62);
 

#bdca3e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bdca3e the same way. For those with color blindness, #bdca3e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bdca3e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bdca3e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bdca3e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bdca3e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bdca3e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text