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#BCD45E Color

#BCD45E is rgb(188, 212, 94) in RGB, hsl(72, 58%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 56%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD45E
HEX#BCD45E
RGBrgb(188, 212, 94)
HSLhsl(72, 58%, 60%)
HSVhsv(72, 56%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 56%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.146 119.3)
LABlab(81.33% -20.83 54.29)
LCHlch(81.33% 58.15 110.99)

What #BCD45E 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 #BCD45E, 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.

#BCD45E Channel Values

How #BCD45E 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 212 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 58% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 56% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD45E 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD45E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD45E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD45E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCD45E

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 #BCD45E.

How #BCD45E 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#BCD45E
Protanopia#D0D05E
Protanomaly#C8D25E
Deuteranopia#CCCC60
Deuteranomaly#C6D05F
Tritanopia#C7CACA
Tritanomaly#C3CEA9
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD45E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd45e: #BCD45E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD45E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd45e': '#BCD45E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.831, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd45e">#BCD45E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD45E"

More Green Colors

#BCD45E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD45E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD45E?

#BCD45E is a light green — rgb(188, 212, 94) in RGB and hsl(72, 58%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #BCD45E?

#BCD45E is rgb(188, 212, 94) — red 188, green 212, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD45E?

#BCD45E converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 56%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD45E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD45E scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD45E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD45E 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 17.31, which is visibly different.

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