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#BCED6E Color

#BCED6E is rgb(188, 237, 110) in RGB, hsl(83, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 54%, 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 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCED6E
HEX#BCED6E
RGBrgb(188, 237, 110)
HSLhsl(83, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(83, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 54%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.164 127)
LABlab(88.37% -30.81 55.14)
LCHlch(88.37% 63.16 119.20)

What #BCED6E 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 #BCED6E, 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.

#BCED6E Channel Values

How #BCED6E 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 237 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCED6E 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCED6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCED6E; 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 #BCED6E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCED6E.

How #BCED6E 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#BCED6E
Protanopia#E6E66F
Protanomaly#D6E96E
Deuteranopia#DEDE71
Deuteranomaly#D2E470
Tritanopia#CAE2E2
Tritanomaly#C5E6BF
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCED6E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bced6e: #BCED6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCED6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bced6e': '#BCED6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.929, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_bced6e">#BCED6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCED6E"

More Green Colors

#BCED6E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCED6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCED6E?

#BCED6E is a light green — rgb(188, 237, 110) in RGB and hsl(83, 78%, 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 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #BCED6E?

#BCED6E is rgb(188, 237, 110) — red 188, green 237, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCED6E?

#BCED6E converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 54%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCED6E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCED6E scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCED6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCED6E 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 15.81, which is visibly different.

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