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#BCD274 Color

#BCD274 is rgb(188, 210, 116) in RGB, hsl(74, 51%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 45%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD274
HEX#BCD274
RGBrgb(188, 210, 116)
HSLhsl(74, 51%, 64%)
HSVhsv(74, 45%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 45%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.122 120)
LABlab(80.99% -18.38 43.72)
LCHlch(80.99% 47.43 112.80)

What #BCD274 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 #BCD274, 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.

#BCD274 Channel Values

How #BCD274 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 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 51% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 45% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD274 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 text12.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD274 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD274

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD274; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCD274

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 #BCD274.

How #BCD274 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#BCD274
Protanopia#CECE74
Protanomaly#C7D074
Deuteranopia#CBCB75
Deuteranomaly#C5CE75
Tritanopia#C6C9C9
Tritanomaly#C2CDAE
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD274 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd274: #BCD274;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD274;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd274': '#BCD274' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.824, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd274">#BCD274</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD274"

More Green Colors

#BCD274 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD274 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD274?

#BCD274 is a light green — rgb(188, 210, 116) in RGB and hsl(74, 51%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #BCD274?

#BCD274 is rgb(188, 210, 116) — red 188, green 210, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD274?

#BCD274 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 45%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD274 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD274 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD274 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD274 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 15.21, which is visibly different.

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