#BDDA57June Bud (#BDDA57) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 120°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.159. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BDDA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 218, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 60%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.7 -28 59.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.841 0.159 120) |
Under warm 2700K interior light June Bud shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c6d44c — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#c4db52 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#bdda57 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bddb59 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest June Bud in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.58:1 and against black 13.33:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e6ff9c · #bdda57 · #96af35 · #72880d · #516200 · #323e00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b8f29f · #bdda57 · #c7bc32 · #c99f1a · #c4831c · #b86b2b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bdda57 · #74bca6 · #82982a · #008269 · #4b5b00 · #004335
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eaf4d1 · #bdda57 · #a0b171 · #8357c0 · #424e17 · #28300c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bdda57 · #b0abbb · #777d68 · #4b4751 · #1b200a · #020105
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f0fb · #cac6d4 · #9e99a8 · #251f30 · #05010d · #bdda57
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c2f3f4 · #bdda57 · #ef33d4 · #5c8258 · #3a3961 · #23060c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cee8ff · #bdda57 · #aab3d9 · #a3529c · #3a3f60 · #150e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bdda57 · #94b3ca · #1582bd · #870745 · #3e001b · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bdda57 · #8cb7bf · #00899b · #592a90 · #400000 · #03000d
#C5E071 · #CEE588 · #D6EB9D · #DFF0B2 · #E8F5C6
#99B33A · #778D19 · #576800 · #394500 · #1D2500
#C0D777 · #C2D490 · #C5D1A7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.