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#BCD629 Color

#BCD629 is rgb(188, 214, 41) in RGB, hsl(69, 68%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD629
HEX#BCD629
RGBrgb(188, 214, 41)
HSLhsl(69, 68%, 50%)
HSVhsv(69, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.183 118.5)
LABlab(81.58% -23.95 73.36)
LCHlch(81.58% 77.17 108.08)

What #BCD629 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 #BCD629, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pear#D1E231ΔE 6.51Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 8.96Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.1Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.52Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 9.92Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 10.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BCD629 Channel Values

How #BCD629 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 214 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 68% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD629 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD629 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD629

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD629; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCD629
Complementary
#4329D6
Analogous
#D69A29
Analogous
#65D629
Triadic
#29BCD6
Triadic
#D629BC
Split comp.
#2965D6
Split comp.
#9A29D6

Tints & Shades of #BCD629

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

#C6DC47
#CFE265
#D8E783
#E0EC9C
#EAF2BA
#F3F8D8

Shades

#A2B823
#8B9F1E
#718118
#5A6714
#40490E
#292F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCD629.

How #BCD629 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#BCD629
Protanopia#D2D22A
Protanomaly#C9D429
Deuteranopia#CECE2E
Deuteranomaly#C7D12C
Tritanopia#C9CACA
Tritanomaly#C4CFA2
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD629 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd629: #BCD629;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD629;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd629': '#BCD629' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.839, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd629">#BCD629</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD629"

More Green Colors

#BCD629 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCD629 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD629?

#BCD629 is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 214, 41) in RGB and hsl(69, 68%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #BCD629?

#BCD629 is rgb(188, 214, 41) — red 188, green 214, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD629?

#BCD629 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD629 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD629 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD629 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD629 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 12.91, which is visibly different.

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