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#BCEC6F Color

#BCEC6F is rgb(188, 236, 111) in RGB, hsl(83, 77%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 53%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCEC6F
HEX#BCEC6F
RGBrgb(188, 236, 111)
HSLhsl(83, 77%, 68%)
HSVhsv(83, 53%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 53%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.162 126.9)
LABlab(88.11% -30.31 54.39)
LCHlch(88.11% 62.27 119.13)

What #BCEC6F 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 #BCEC6F, 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.

#BCEC6F Channel Values

How #BCEC6F 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 236 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 77% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 53% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCEC6F 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCEC6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCEC6F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCEC6F

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 #BCEC6F.

How #BCEC6F 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#BCEC6F
Protanopia#E5E56F
Protanomaly#D6E86F
Deuteranopia#DEDE72
Deuteranomaly#D1E471
Tritanopia#CAE1E1
Tritanomaly#C4E5BE
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCEC6F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcec6f: #BCEC6F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCEC6F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcec6f': '#BCEC6F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.925, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_bcec6f">#BCEC6F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCEC6F"

More Green Colors

#BCEC6F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCEC6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCEC6F?

#BCEC6F is a light green — rgb(188, 236, 111) in RGB and hsl(83, 77%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #BCEC6F?

#BCEC6F is rgb(188, 236, 111) — red 188, green 236, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCEC6F?

#BCEC6F converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 53%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCEC6F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCEC6F scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCEC6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCEC6F 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.2, which is visibly different.

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