Close to Acid Green
#BDBF01
#BDBF01 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 99% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDBF01.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.98:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.62:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.98:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.62:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDBF01 as they’d see it.
#BDBF01 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDBF01
What color is #BDBF01?
#BDBF01 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 99% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDBF01 in RGB?
#BDBF01 is rgb(189, 191, 1): 189 red, 191 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDBF01 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 99, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDBF01?
PANTONE 397 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDBF01?
Its complement #C8A9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.