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#BCD194 Color

#BCD194 is rgb(188, 209, 148) in RGB, hsl(81, 40%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 11.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD194
HEX#BCD194
RGBrgb(188, 209, 148)
HSLhsl(81, 40%, 70%)
HSVhsv(81, 29%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.084 123.7)
LABlab(81.12% -15.01 27.89)
LCHlch(81.12% 31.67 118.30)

What #BCD194 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 #BCD194, 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.

#BCD194 Channel Values

How #BCD194 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 209 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 40% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 29% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD194 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD194 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD194

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD194; 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 #BCD194

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 #BCD194.

How #BCD194 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#BCD194
Protanopia#CECE94
Protanomaly#C7CF94
Deuteranopia#CACA95
Deuteranomaly#C5CD95
Tritanopia#C3CBCB
Tritanomaly#C0CDB7
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD194 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd194: #BCD194;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD194;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd194': '#BCD194' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.820, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd194">#BCD194</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD194"

More Green Colors

#BCD194 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD194 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD194?

#BCD194 is a light green — rgb(188, 209, 148) in RGB and hsl(81, 40%, 70%) 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 11.5.

What is the RGB value of #BCD194?

#BCD194 is rgb(188, 209, 148) — red 188, green 209, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD194?

#BCD194 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD194 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD194 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD194 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD194 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.8, which is visibly different.

Open #BCD194 in a Tool

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