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#BCC039 Color

#BCC039 is rgb(188, 192, 57) in RGB, hsl(62, 54%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 70%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCC039
HEX#BCC039
RGBrgb(188, 192, 57)
HSLhsl(62, 54%, 49%)
HSVhsv(62, 70%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 70%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.152 111.1)
LABlab(75.59% -13.34 63.29)
LCHlch(75.59% 64.68 101.90)

What #BCC039 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCC039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BCC039 Channel Values

How #BCC039 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 192 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 54% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 70% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCC039 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCC039 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCC039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCC039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCC039

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCC039.

How #BCC039 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCC039
Protanopia#BFBF39
Protanomaly#BEC039
Deuteranopia#BFBF39
Deuteranomaly#BEBF39
Tritanopia#C6B6B6
Tritanomaly#C2BA94
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCC039 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcc039: #BCC039;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCC039;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcc039': '#BCC039' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.753, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_bcc039">#BCC039</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCC039"

More Yellow Colors

#BCC039 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCC039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCC039?

#BCC039 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 192, 57) in RGB and hsl(62, 54%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #BCC039?

#BCC039 is rgb(188, 192, 57) — red 188, green 192, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCC039?

#BCC039 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 70%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCC039 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCC039 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCC039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCC039 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.93, which is visibly different.

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