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#BCCB5D Color

#BCCB5D is rgb(188, 203, 93) in RGB, hsl(68, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCB5D
HEX#BCCB5D
RGBrgb(188, 203, 93)
HSLhsl(68, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(68, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.136 116)
LABlab(78.85% -16.75 51.99)
LCHlch(78.85% 54.62 107.86)

What #BCCB5D 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 #BCCB5D, 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.

#BCCB5D Channel Values

How #BCCB5D 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 203 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCB5D 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCCB5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCCB5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCB5D; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BCCB5D

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 #BCCB5D.

How #BCCB5D 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#BCCB5D
Protanopia#C9C95D
Protanomaly#C4CA5D
Deuteranopia#C6C65E
Deuteranomaly#C2C85E
Tritanopia#C6C1C1
Tritanomaly#C2C5A3
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCB5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bccb5d: #BCCB5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCB5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccb5d': '#BCCB5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.796, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_bccb5d">#BCCB5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCB5D"

More Green Colors

#BCCB5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCCB5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCB5D?

#BCCB5D is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 203, 93) in RGB and hsl(68, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #BCCB5D?

#BCCB5D is rgb(188, 203, 93) — red 188, green 203, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCB5D?

#BCCB5D converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCB5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCB5D scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCB5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCB5D 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.55, which is visibly different.

Open #BCCB5D in a Tool

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