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#BCEEAF Color

#BCEEAF is rgb(188, 238, 175) in RGB, hsl(108, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCEEAF
HEX#BCEEAF
RGBrgb(188, 238, 175)
HSLhsl(108, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(108, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.099 139.3)
LABlab(89.43% -25.24 25.17)
LCHlch(89.43% 35.65 135.08)

What #BCEEAF 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 #BCEEAF, 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.

#BCEEAF Channel Values

How #BCEEAF 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 238 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 15.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCEEAF 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCEEAF

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

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 #BCEEAF.

How #BCEEAF 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#BCEEAF
Protanopia#E6E6AF
Protanomaly#D7EAAF
Deuteranopia#DFDFB1
Deuteranomaly#D2E5B0
Tritanopia#C5E7E7
Tritanomaly#C1EAD3
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCEEAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bceeaf: #BCEEAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCEEAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bceeaf': '#BCEEAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.933, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bceeaf">#BCEEAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCEEAF"

More Green Colors

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

#BCEEAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCEEAF?

#BCEEAF is a lightest green — rgb(188, 238, 175) in RGB and hsl(108, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #BCEEAF?

#BCEEAF is rgb(188, 238, 175) — red 188, green 238, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCEEAF?

#BCEEAF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCEEAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCEEAF scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCEEAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCEEAF 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 19.06, which is visibly different.

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