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#BCCB8B Color

#BCCB8B is rgb(188, 203, 139) in RGB, hsl(74, 38%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 10.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCB8B
HEX#BCCB8B
RGBrgb(188, 203, 139)
HSLhsl(74, 38%, 67%)
HSVhsv(74, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.086 119.1)
LABlab(79.37% -13.09 30.21)
LCHlch(79.37% 32.93 113.43)

What #BCCB8B 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 #BCCB8B, 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.

#BCCB8B Channel Values

How #BCCB8B 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 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 38% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCB8B 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCCB8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCB8B; 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 #BCCB8B

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 #BCCB8B.

How #BCCB8B 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#BCCB8B
Protanopia#C9C98B
Protanomaly#C4CA8B
Deuteranopia#C6C68C
Deuteranomaly#C2C88B
Tritanopia#C3C4C4
Tritanomaly#C0C7B0
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCB8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bccb8b: #BCCB8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCB8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccb8b': '#BCCB8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.796, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_bccb8b">#BCCB8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCB8B"

More Green Colors

#BCCB8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCCB8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCB8B?

#BCCB8B is a light green — rgb(188, 203, 139) in RGB and hsl(74, 38%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.55.

What is the RGB value of #BCCB8B?

#BCCB8B is rgb(188, 203, 139) — red 188, green 203, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCB8B?

#BCCB8B converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCB8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCB8B scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCB8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCB8B 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 12.95, which is visibly different.

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