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#BCEDB1 Color

#BCEDB1 is rgb(188, 237, 177) in RGB, hsl(109, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCEDB1
HEX#BCEDB1
RGBrgb(188, 237, 177)
HSLhsl(109, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(109, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.095 139.9)
LABlab(89.19% -24.57 23.83)
LCHlch(89.19% 34.23 135.87)

What #BCEDB1 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 #BCEDB1, 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.

#BCEDB1 Channel Values

How #BCEDB1 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 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCEDB1 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCEDB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCEDB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCEDB1; 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 #BCEDB1

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 #BCEDB1.

How #BCEDB1 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#BCEDB1
Protanopia#E6E6B1
Protanomaly#D6E9B1
Deuteranopia#DEDEB3
Deuteranomaly#D2E4B2
Tritanopia#C4E7E7
Tritanomaly#C1E9D3
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCEDB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcedb1: #BCEDB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCEDB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcedb1': '#BCEDB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.929, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_bcedb1">#BCEDB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCEDB1"

More Green Colors

#BCEDB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCEDB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCEDB1?

#BCEDB1 is a lightest green — rgb(188, 237, 177) in RGB and hsl(109, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #BCEDB1?

#BCEDB1 is rgb(188, 237, 177) — red 188, green 237, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCEDB1?

#BCEDB1 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCEDB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCEDB1 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCEDB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCEDB1 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 18.26, which is visibly different.

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