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#BCC13E Color

#BCC13E is rgb(188, 193, 62) in RGB, hsl(62, 51%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 68%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCC13E
HEX#BCC13E
RGBrgb(188, 193, 62)
HSLhsl(62, 51%, 50%)
HSVhsv(62, 68%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 68%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.15 111.5)
LABlab(75.89% -13.62 61.76)
LCHlch(75.89% 63.25 102.44)

What #BCC13E 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 #BCC13E, 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.

#BCC13E Channel Values

How #BCC13E 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 193 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 51% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 68% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCC13E 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCC13E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCC13E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCC13E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCC13E

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 #BCC13E.

How #BCC13E 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#BCC13E
Protanopia#C0C03E
Protanomaly#BFC03E
Deuteranopia#BFBF3F
Deuteranomaly#BEC03E
Tritanopia#C6B7B7
Tritanomaly#C2BB95
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCC13E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcc13e: #BCC13E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCC13E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcc13e': '#BCC13E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.757, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_bcc13e">#BCC13E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCC13E"

More Yellow Colors

#BCC13E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCC13E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCC13E?

#BCC13E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 193, 62) in RGB and hsl(62, 51%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #BCC13E?

#BCC13E is rgb(188, 193, 62) — red 188, green 193, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCC13E?

#BCC13E converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 68%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCC13E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCC13E scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCC13E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCC13E 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 19.87, which is visibly different.

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