Information about #BDCE8A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDCE8A belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 206, 138) (74.1% red, 80.8% green, 54.1% blue), or CMYK 7 / 0 / 27 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid chartreuse, #BDCE8A floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pale Olive (#B9CC81). Nearby in the Register you will also find Springtide Green (#C8CB8E) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(189, 206, 138)), which gives #BDCE8A its character. If you plan to put text on a #BDCE8A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDCE8A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDCE8A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDCE8A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDCE8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDCE8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDCE8A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BDCE8A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BDCE8A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

#BDCE8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDCE8A
  • RGB189, 206, 138
  • CMYK7, 0, 27, 19
  • CSSrgb(189, 206, 138)
  • HSL75°, 41%, 67%
  • HSL Precise75°, 40.964%, 67.451%
  • HSV75°, 33%, 81%
  • HSB75°, 33%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.808, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.808, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.808, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDCE8A
  • DECIMAL ID12439178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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