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#BCE97C Color

#BCE97C is rgb(188, 233, 124) in RGB, hsl(85, 71%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 9%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE97C
HEX#BCE97C
RGBrgb(188, 233, 124)
HSLhsl(85, 71%, 70%)
HSVhsv(85, 47%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.146 127.6)
LABlab(87.40% -28.05 47.62)
LCHlch(87.40% 55.27 120.50)

What #BCE97C 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 #BCE97C, 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.

#BCE97C Channel Values

How #BCE97C 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 233 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 71% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 47% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE97C 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE97C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE97C; 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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Tints & Shades of #BCE97C

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 #BCE97C.

How #BCE97C 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#BCE97C
Protanopia#E2E27C
Protanomaly#D4E57C
Deuteranopia#DBDB7E
Deuteranomaly#D0E17D
Tritanopia#C9DFDF
Tritanomaly#C4E3BF
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE97C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce97c: #BCE97C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE97C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce97c': '#BCE97C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.914, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_bce97c">#BCE97C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE97C"

More Green Colors

#BCE97C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE97C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE97C?

#BCE97C is a light green — rgb(188, 233, 124) in RGB and hsl(85, 71%, 70%) 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #BCE97C?

#BCE97C is rgb(188, 233, 124) — red 188, green 233, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE97C?

#BCE97C converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE97C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE97C scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE97C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE97C 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.73, which is visibly different.

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