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#BCE614 Color

#BCE614 is rgb(188, 230, 20) in RGB, hsl(72, 84%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE614
HEX#BCE614
RGBrgb(188, 230, 20)
HSLhsl(72, 84%, 49%)
HSVhsv(72, 91%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.207 122.1)
LABlab(85.99% -31.30 80.70)
LCHlch(85.99% 86.56 111.20)

What #BCE614 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 #BCE614, 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.

#BCE614 Channel Values

How #BCE614 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 230 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 84% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 91% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE614 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 text14.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE614

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE614; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCE614

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 #BCE614.

How #BCE614 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#BCE614
Protanopia#E0E017
Protanomaly#D2E216
Deuteranopia#D9D921
Deuteranomaly#CEDE1C
Tritanopia#CCD9D9
Tritanomaly#C6DEAD
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE614 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce614: #BCE614;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE614;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce614': '#BCE614' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.902, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_bce614">#BCE614</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE614"

More Green Colors

#BCE614 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE614 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE614?

#BCE614 is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 230, 20) in RGB and hsl(72, 84%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #BCE614?

#BCE614 is rgb(188, 230, 20) — red 188, green 230, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE614?

#BCE614 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE614 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE614 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE614 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE614 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.34, which is visibly different.

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