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#BCD973 Color

#BCD973 is rgb(188, 217, 115) in RGB, hsl(77, 57%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 47%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD973
HEX#BCD973
RGBrgb(188, 217, 115)
HSLhsl(77, 57%, 65%)
HSVhsv(77, 47%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 47%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.133 122.3)
LABlab(82.90% -21.65 46.48)
LCHlch(82.90% 51.28 114.98)

What #BCD973 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 #BCD973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.11Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 8.95Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.68Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.68Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.75June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.78

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

#BCD973 Channel Values

How #BCD973 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 217 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 57% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 47% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD973 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCD973
Complementary
#9073D9
Analogous
#D9C373
Analogous
#89D973
Triadic
#73BCD9
Triadic
#D973BC
Split comp.
#7389D9
Split comp.
#C373D9

Tints & Shades of #BCD973

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

#C5DE87
#CDE297
#D7E8AB
#E0EDBF
#EAF3D3
#F2F7E3

Shades

#ABCF4F
#99C035
#7C9C2B
#5F7821
#435417
#29340E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCD973.

How #BCD973 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#BCD973
Protanopia#D4D473
Protanomaly#CBD673
Deuteranopia#D0D075
Deuteranomaly#C8D474
Tritanopia#C7D0D0
Tritanomaly#C3D3B2
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd973: #BCD973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd973': '#BCD973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.851, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd973">#BCD973</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD973"

More Green Colors

#BCD973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCD973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD973?

#BCD973 is a light green — rgb(188, 217, 115) in RGB and hsl(77, 57%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #BCD973?

#BCD973 is rgb(188, 217, 115) — red 188, green 217, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD973?

#BCD973 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 47%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD973 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD973 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.89, which is visibly different.

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