#BDE3AB

Closest named color: Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1). oklch(87.4% 0.085 135.7), rgb(189, 227, 171).

Black text reads best on this color (14.73:1).

About this color

#BDE3AB is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 87%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 14.73:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	light (87%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1)
Black text	14.73:1
White text	1.42:1

Values

HEX	#BDE3AB
RGB	rgb(189, 227, 171)
HSL	hsl(101, 50%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(87.4% 0.085 135.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BDE3AB	1.42:1	Fails	Lc -23.2	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #BDE3AB	14.73:1	AAA	Lc 83.3	Fine for body text
#BDE3AB text on white	1.42:1	Fails	Lc 20.4	Dividers and decoration only
#BDE3AB text on black	14.73:1	AAA	Lc -83.0	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.

Step 50
50

#F1F8EE

oklch(97.1% 0.015 136.1)
Step 100
100

#E1EFDA

oklch(93.6% 0.032 135)
Step 200
200 (this color)

#BDE3AB

oklch(87.4% 0.085 135.7)
Step 300
300

#A1D189

oklch(80.9% 0.11 135.6)
Step 400
400

#6BB83C

oklch(70.7% 0.175 135.8)
Step 500
500

#4FA100

oklch(63.2% 0.187 135.8)
Step 600
600

#418700

oklch(55.5% 0.165 135.8)
Step 700
700

#367200

oklch(49.2% 0.146 135.8)
Step 800
800

#2B5D00

oklch(42.6% 0.126 135.7)
Step 900
900

#234E00

oklch(37.8% 0.112 135.7)
Step 950
950

#122E00

oklch(26.8% 0.079 135.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BDE3AB with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E7DAA8	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E1D7AE	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BDDFD4	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#D8D8D8	0.085