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#BCF250 Color

#BCF250 is rgb(188, 242, 80) in RGB, hsl(80, 86%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 67%, 5%) 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 7.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCF250
HEX#BCF250
RGBrgb(188, 242, 80)
HSLhsl(80, 86%, 63%)
HSVhsv(80, 67%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 67%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.194 126.1)
LABlab(89.55% -34.65 68.56)
LCHlch(89.55% 76.81 116.81)

What #BCF250 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 #BCF250, 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.

#BCF250 Channel Values

How #BCF250 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 242 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 86% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 67% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCF250 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 text15.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCF250 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCF250

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCF250; 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 #BCF250

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 #BCF250.

How #BCF250 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#BCF250
Protanopia#EAEA51
Protanomaly#D9ED51
Deuteranopia#E2E255
Deuteranomaly#D4E953
Tritanopia#CCE5E5
Tritanomaly#C6EBBC
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCF250 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcf250: #BCF250;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCF250;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcf250': '#BCF250' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.949, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_bcf250">#BCF250</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCF250"

More Green Colors

#BCF250 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCF250 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCF250?

#BCF250 is a light green — rgb(188, 242, 80) in RGB and hsl(80, 86%, 63%) 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 7.86.

What is the RGB value of #BCF250?

#BCF250 is rgb(188, 242, 80) — red 188, green 242, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCF250?

#BCF250 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 67%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCF250 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCF250 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCF250 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCF250 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 13.2, which is visibly different.

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