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#BCCEB1 Color

#BCCEB1 is rgb(188, 206, 177) in RGB, hsl(97, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCEB1
HEX#BCCEB1
RGBrgb(188, 206, 177)
HSLhsl(97, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(97, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.044 133.5)
LABlab(80.79% -10.27 12.32)
LCHlch(80.79% 16.04 129.81)

What #BCCEB1 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 #BCCEB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.21Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.52Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 11.35Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 11.51Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 12.23Opal#A8C3BCΔE 12.74

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

#BCCEB1 Channel Values

How #BCCEB1 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 206 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCEB1 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCCEB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCCEB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCEB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCCEB1
Complementary
#C3B1CE
Analogous
#CACEB1
Analogous
#B1CEB4
Triadic
#B1BCCE
Triadic
#CEB1BC
Split comp.
#B4B1CE
Split comp.
#CEB1CA

Tints & Shades of #BCCEB1

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

#C4D4BA
#CFDCC7
#D7E2D0
#DFE7D9
#E7EDE3
#F2F5EF

Shades

#A1BA91
#86A772
#6D8D58
#526B43
#3A4B2F
#222C1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCCEB1.

How #BCCEB1 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#BCCEB1
Protanopia#CBCBB1
Protanomaly#C5CCB1
Deuteranopia#C8C8B2
Deuteranomaly#C3CBB1
Tritanopia#C0CBCB
Tritanomaly#BECCC1
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCEB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcceb1: #BCCEB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCEB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcceb1': '#BCCEB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.808, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_bcceb1">#BCCEB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCEB1"

More Green Colors

#BCCEB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCCEB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCEB1?

#BCCEB1 is a light green — rgb(188, 206, 177) in RGB and hsl(97, 23%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #BCCEB1?

#BCCEB1 is rgb(188, 206, 177) — red 188, green 206, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCEB1?

#BCCEB1 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCEB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCEB1 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCEB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCEB1 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.74, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.