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BDCD73

#BDCD73 closest to Alligator Alley

#BDCD73 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Alligator Alley. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(189, 205, 115)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 47% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 20% black. #BDCD73 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.14:1.

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Variations of #BDCD73

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDCD73 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDCD738373CD
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BDCD737390CDB073CD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDCD73CDB07390CD73
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BDCD7373BDCDCD73BD
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BDCD7373CD838373CDCD73BD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDCD7373CDB08373CDCD7390
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#BDCD73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDCD73 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6C578
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8C56C
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C76F
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6C578
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFC876
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C4B8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFC997
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C7B5

#BDCD73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#BDCD73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.14:1 Super#BDCD73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCD73 in CSS

/* Alligator Alley */
.color { color: #BDCD73; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDCD73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 205 115);
color: hsl(71 47% 63%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.116 117.3);

#BDCD73 FAQ

What color is #BDCD73?

#BDCD73 is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDCD73?

#BDCD73 is rgb(189, 205, 115) in RGB, hsl(71, 47%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCD73?

The complementary color of #BDCD73 is #8373CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCD73?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCD73: 12.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCD73 a warm or cool color?

#BDCD73 is a cool color.