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#BCD8AB Color

#BCD8AB is rgb(188, 216, 171) in RGB, hsl(97, 37%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD8AB
HEX#BCD8AB
RGBrgb(188, 216, 171)
HSLhsl(97, 37%, 76%)
HSVhsv(97, 21%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.068 133.8)
LABlab(83.38% -15.73 19.03)
LCHlch(83.38% 24.69 129.57)

What #BCD8AB 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 #BCD8AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.26Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.32Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.3Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.28Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.38Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.96

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

#BCD8AB Channel Values

How #BCD8AB 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 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 37% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 21% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD8AB 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD8AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD8AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD8AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCD8AB
Complementary
#C7ABD8
Analogous
#D3D8AB
Analogous
#ABD8B0
Triadic
#ABBDD8
Triadic
#D8ABBD
Split comp.
#B0ABD8
Split comp.
#D8ABD3

Tints & Shades of #BCD8AB

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

#C5DDB6
#CDE2C0
#D5E7CB
#E1EDD9
#E9F2E3
#F1F7EE

Shades

#A1C888
#82B762
#699D48
#527A38
#3A5728
#213116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCD8AB.

How #BCD8AB 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#BCD8AB
Protanopia#D4D4AB
Protanomaly#CBD5AB
Deuteranopia#CFCFAC
Deuteranomaly#C8D3AC
Tritanopia#C2D3D3
Tritanomaly#C0D5C4
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD8AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd8ab: #BCD8AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD8AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd8ab': '#BCD8AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.847, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd8ab">#BCD8AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD8AB"

More Green Colors

#BCD8AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCD8AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD8AB?

#BCD8AB is a light green — rgb(188, 216, 171) in RGB and hsl(97, 37%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #BCD8AB?

#BCD8AB is rgb(188, 216, 171) — red 188, green 216, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD8AB?

#BCD8AB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD8AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD8AB scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD8AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD8AB 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 13.05, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.