#BDD194
Soft Chartreuse
#BDD194 is the CSS named color "tan", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 189, green 209, and blue 148 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 80°, 40% saturation, and 70% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.
Every format
| HEX | #bdd194 |
| RGB | rgb(189, 209, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(80° 40% 70%) |
| HSB | hsb(80° 29% 82%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83% 0.084 123°) |
| OKLAB | oklab(83% -0.046 0.071) |
| LCH | lch(81% 31.6 118°) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10% 0% 29% 18%) |
Shades (darker)
#bdd194 · #a8bc80 · #94a76b · #809258 · #6c7e44
Tints (lighter)
#bdd194 · #c2d799 · #c8dc9f · #cde2a4 · #d3e7a9
Shades mix #BDD194 toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.
On white: 1.65:1 — fails
On black: 12.71:1 — AAA
Frequently asked
- What is #BDD194 in RGB?
- #BDD194 is rgb(189, 209, 148) — red 189, green 209, blue 148 out of 255 each.
- Does #BDD194 pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
- It has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
- What's a good background color to pair with #BDD194?
- Black text or a black background gives better contrast (12.71:1) than white (1.65:1).