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#BCD24B Color

#BCD24B is rgb(188, 210, 75) in RGB, hsl(70, 60%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 64%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD24B
HEX#BCD24B
RGBrgb(188, 210, 75)
HSLhsl(70, 60%, 56%)
HSVhsv(70, 64%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 64%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.16 118)
LABlab(80.64% -20.95 61.49)
LCHlch(80.64% 64.96 108.81)

What #BCD24B 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 #BCD24B, 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.

#BCD24B Channel Values

How #BCD24B 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 210 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 60% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 64% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD24B 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD24B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD24B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD24B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCD24B

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 #BCD24B.

How #BCD24B 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#BCD24B
Protanopia#CECE4B
Protanomaly#C7D04B
Deuteranopia#CBCB4D
Deuteranomaly#C5CE4C
Tritanopia#C8C7C7
Tritanomaly#C3CCA4
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD24B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd24b: #BCD24B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD24B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd24b': '#BCD24B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.824, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd24b">#BCD24B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD24B"

More Green Colors

#BCD24B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD24B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD24B?

#BCD24B is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 210, 75) in RGB and hsl(70, 60%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #BCD24B?

#BCD24B is rgb(188, 210, 75) — red 188, green 210, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD24B?

#BCD24B converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 64%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD24B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD24B scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD24B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD24B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.4, which is visibly different.

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