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#BCE4AA Color

#BCE4AA is rgb(188, 228, 170) in RGB, hsl(101, 52%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 11%) 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 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE4AA
HEX#BCE4AA
RGBrgb(188, 228, 170)
HSLhsl(101, 52%, 78%)
HSVhsv(101, 25%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.088 136.1)
LABlab(86.62% -21.35 23.94)
LCHlch(86.62% 32.08 131.73)

What #BCE4AA 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 #BCE4AA, 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.

#BCE4AA Channel Values

How #BCE4AA 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 228 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 52% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 25% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE4AA 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE4AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE4AA; 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 #BCE4AA

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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How #BCE4AA 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#BCE4AA
Protanopia#DEDEAA
Protanomaly#D1E0AA
Deuteranopia#D8D8AB
Deuteranomaly#CDDDAB
Tritanopia#C4DEDE
Tritanomaly#C1E0CB
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #BCE4AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce4aa: #BCE4AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE4AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce4aa': '#BCE4AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.894, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bce4aa">#BCE4AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE4AA"

More Green Colors

#BCE4AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE4AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE4AA?

#BCE4AA is a light green — rgb(188, 228, 170) in RGB and hsl(101, 52%, 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #BCE4AA?

#BCE4AA is rgb(188, 228, 170) — red 188, green 228, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE4AA?

#BCE4AA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE4AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE4AA scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE4AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE4AA 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 15.78, which is visibly different.

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