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#BCF382 Color

#BCF382 is rgb(188, 243, 130) in RGB, hsl(89, 82%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 47%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), visibly different at ΔE 12.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCF382
HEX#BCF382
RGBrgb(188, 243, 130)
HSLhsl(89, 82%, 73%)
HSVhsv(89, 47%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 47%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.154 130.3)
LABlab(90.23% -31.86 48.21)
LCHlch(90.23% 57.79 123.46)

What #BCF382 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 #BCF382, 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.

#BCF382 Channel Values

How #BCF382 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 243 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 82% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 47% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCF382 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCF382 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCF382

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCF382; 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 #BCF382

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 #BCF382.

How #BCF382 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#BCF382
Protanopia#EBEB82
Protanomaly#DAEE82
Deuteranopia#E3E385
Deuteranomaly#D4E984
Tritanopia#CAE9E9
Tritanomaly#C4EDC8
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCF382 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcf382: #BCF382;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCF382;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcf382': '#BCF382' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.953, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_bcf382">#BCF382</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCF382"

More Green Colors

#BCF382 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCF382 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCF382?

#BCF382 is a light green — rgb(188, 243, 130) in RGB and hsl(89, 82%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.36.

What is the RGB value of #BCF382?

#BCF382 is rgb(188, 243, 130) — red 188, green 243, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCF382?

#BCF382 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 47%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCF382 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCF382 scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCF382 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCF382 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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