#BCCC8A Color

#BCCC8A is rgb(188, 204, 138) in RGB, hsl(75, 39%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCC8A

HEX#BCCC8A

RGBrgb(188, 204, 138)

HSLhsl(75, 39%, 67%)

HSVhsv(75, 32%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 32%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.089 119.5)

LABlab(79.62% -13.66 31.06)

LCHlch(79.62% 33.93 113.74)

What #BCCC8A 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 #BCCC8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.28 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10.31 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 11.71 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 12.84 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 14.71 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 15.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BCCC8A Channel Values

How #BCCC8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 188 · G 204 · B 138	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 75° · S 39% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 75° · S 32% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCC8A 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCCC8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCCC8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCC8A; 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 #BCCC8A

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 #BCCC8A.

How #BCCC8A 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#BCCC8A

Protanopia#C9C98A

Protanomaly#C4CA8A

Deuteranopia#C7C78B

Deuteranomaly#C3C98A

Tritanopia#C3C5C5

Tritanomaly#C0C8B1

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCC8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bccc8a: #BCCC8A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCC8A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccc8a': '#BCCC8A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.800, blue: 0.541)

Android XML<color name="color_bccc8a">#BCCC8A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BCCC8A"

More Green Colors

#BCCC8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BCCC8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCC8A?

#BCCC8A is a light green — rgb(188, 204, 138) in RGB and hsl(75, 39%, 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 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #BCCC8A?

#BCCC8A is rgb(188, 204, 138) — red 188, green 204, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCC8A?

#BCCC8A converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCC8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCC8A scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCC8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCC8A 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 12.84, which is visibly different.

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