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#BCCC71 Color

#BCCC71 is rgb(188, 204, 113) in RGB, hsl(71, 47%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 45%, 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 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCC71
HEX#BCCC71
RGBrgb(188, 204, 113)
HSLhsl(71, 47%, 62%)
HSVhsv(71, 45%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 45%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.117 117.3)
LABlab(79.32% -15.83 43.15)
LCHlch(79.32% 45.97 110.14)

What #BCCC71 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 #BCCC71, 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.

#BCCC71 Channel Values

How #BCCC71 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 204 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 47% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 45% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCC71 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCCC71 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCCC71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCC71; 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 #BCCC71

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 #BCCC71.

How #BCCC71 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#BCCC71
Protanopia#C9C971
Protanomaly#C4CA71
Deuteranopia#C7C772
Deuteranomaly#C3C972
Tritanopia#C5C3C3
Tritanomaly#C2C7A9
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCC71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bccc71: #BCCC71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCC71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccc71': '#BCCC71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.800, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_bccc71">#BCCC71</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCC71"

More Green Colors

#BCCC71 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCCC71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCC71?

#BCCC71 is a light green — rgb(188, 204, 113) in RGB and hsl(71, 47%, 62%) 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 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #BCCC71?

#BCCC71 is rgb(188, 204, 113) — red 188, green 204, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCC71?

#BCCC71 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 45%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCC71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCC71 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCC71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCC71 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 12.14, which is visibly different.

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