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#BCE1AD Color

#BCE1AD is rgb(188, 225, 173) in RGB, hsl(103, 46%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 12%) 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 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE1AD
HEX#BCE1AD
RGBrgb(188, 225, 173)
HSLhsl(103, 46%, 78%)
HSVhsv(103, 23%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.08 136.8)
LABlab(85.86% -19.64 21.37)
LCHlch(85.86% 29.02 132.59)

What #BCE1AD 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 #BCE1AD, 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.

#BCE1AD Channel Values

How #BCE1AD 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 225 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 46% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 23% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE1AD 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE1AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE1AD; 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 #BCE1AD

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 #BCE1AD.

How #BCE1AD 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#BCE1AD
Protanopia#DBDBAD
Protanomaly#CFDEAD
Deuteranopia#D6D6AE
Deuteranomaly#CCDAAE
Tritanopia#C3DBDB
Tritanomaly#C0DECA
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE1AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce1ad: #BCE1AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE1AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce1ad': '#BCE1AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.882, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_bce1ad">#BCE1AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE1AD"

More Green Colors

#BCE1AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE1AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE1AD?

#BCE1AD is a light green — rgb(188, 225, 173) in RGB and hsl(103, 46%, 78%) 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #BCE1AD?

#BCE1AD is rgb(188, 225, 173) — red 188, green 225, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE1AD?

#BCE1AD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE1AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE1AD scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE1AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE1AD 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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