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#BCC64E Color

#BCC64E is rgb(188, 198, 78) in RGB, hsl(65, 51%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 61%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), visibly different at ΔE 10.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCC64E
HEX#BCC64E
RGBrgb(188, 198, 78)
HSLhsl(65, 51%, 54%)
HSVhsv(65, 61%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 61%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.143 113.7)
LABlab(77.36% -15.26 56.90)
LCHlch(77.36% 58.91 105.01)

What #BCC64E 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 #BCC64E, 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 green in the library.

#BCC64E Channel Values

How #BCC64E 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 198 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 51% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 61% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCC64E 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCC64E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCC64E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCC64E; 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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Tints & Shades of #BCC64E

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 #BCC64E.

How #BCC64E 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#BCC64E
Protanopia#C4C44E
Protanomaly#C1C54E
Deuteranopia#C3C34F
Deuteranomaly#C0C44F
Tritanopia#C6BCBC
Tritanomaly#C2C09C
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCC64E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcc64e: #BCC64E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCC64E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcc64e': '#BCC64E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.776, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_bcc64e">#BCC64E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCC64E"

More Green Colors

#BCC64E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCC64E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCC64E?

#BCC64E is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 198, 78) in RGB and hsl(65, 51%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.27.

What is the RGB value of #BCC64E?

#BCC64E is rgb(188, 198, 78) — red 188, green 198, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCC64E?

#BCC64E converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 61%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCC64E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCC64E scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCC64E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCC64E 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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