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#BCD4AF Color

#BCD4AF is rgb(188, 212, 175) in RGB, hsl(99, 30%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%) 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 9.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD4AF
HEX#BCD4AF
RGBrgb(188, 212, 175)
HSLhsl(99, 30%, 76%)
HSVhsv(99, 17%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.057 134.6)
LABlab(82.37% -13.37 15.56)
LCHlch(82.37% 20.51 130.67)

What #BCD4AF 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 #BCD4AF, 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.

#BCD4AF Channel Values

How #BCD4AF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 30% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 17% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD4AF 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD4AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD4AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD4AF; 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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Tints & Shades of #BCD4AF

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 #BCD4AF.

How #BCD4AF 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#BCD4AF
Protanopia#D0D0AF
Protanomaly#C8D2AF
Deuteranopia#CCCCB0
Deuteranomaly#C6D0AF
Tritanopia#C1D0D0
Tritanomaly#BFD1C4
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD4AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd4af: #BCD4AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD4AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd4af': '#BCD4AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.831, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd4af">#BCD4AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD4AF"

More Green Colors

#BCD4AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD4AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD4AF?

#BCD4AF is a light green — rgb(188, 212, 175) in RGB and hsl(99, 30%, 76%) 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 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #BCD4AF?

#BCD4AF is rgb(188, 212, 175) — red 188, green 212, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD4AF?

#BCD4AF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD4AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD4AF scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD4AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD4AF 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 13.72, which is visibly different.

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