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#BCD85F Color

#BCD85F is rgb(188, 216, 95) in RGB, hsl(74, 61%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 56%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD85F
HEX#BCD85F
RGBrgb(188, 216, 95)
HSLhsl(74, 61%, 61%)
HSVhsv(74, 56%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 56%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.151 120.6)
LABlab(82.44% -22.57 55.08)
LCHlch(82.44% 59.53 112.29)

What #BCD85F 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 #BCD85F, 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.

#BCD85F Channel Values

How #BCD85F 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 216 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 61% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 56% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD85F 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCD85F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD85F; 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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Tints & Shades of #BCD85F

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCD85F.

How #BCD85F 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#BCD85F
Protanopia#D4D45F
Protanomaly#CBD55F
Deuteranopia#CFCF61
Deuteranomaly#C8D360
Tritanopia#C8CECE
Tritanomaly#C3D2AC
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD85F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd85f: #BCD85F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD85F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd85f': '#BCD85F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.847, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd85f">#BCD85F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD85F"

More Green Colors

#BCD85F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD85F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD85F?

#BCD85F is a light green — rgb(188, 216, 95) in RGB and hsl(74, 61%, 61%) 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 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #BCD85F?

#BCD85F is rgb(188, 216, 95) — red 188, green 216, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD85F?

#BCD85F converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 56%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD85F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD85F scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD85F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD85F 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 15.94, which is visibly different.

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