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#BCF566 Color

#BCF566 is rgb(188, 245, 102) in RGB, hsl(84, 88%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCF566
HEX#BCF566
RGBrgb(188, 245, 102)
HSLhsl(84, 88%, 68%)
HSVhsv(84, 58%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.182 127.9)
LABlab(90.53% -34.71 60.97)
LCHlch(90.53% 70.16 119.65)

What #BCF566 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 #BCF566, 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.

#BCF566 Channel Values

How #BCF566 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 245 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 88% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 58% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCF566 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCF566

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCF566; 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 #BCF566

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 #BCF566.

How #BCF566 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#BCF566
Protanopia#EDED67
Protanomaly#DBF066
Deuteranopia#E4E46A
Deuteranomaly#D5EB68
Tritanopia#CCE9E9
Tritanomaly#C6EEC2
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCF566 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcf566: #BCF566;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCF566;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcf566': '#BCF566' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.961, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_bcf566">#BCF566</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCF566"

More Green Colors

#BCF566 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCF566 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCF566?

#BCF566 is a light green — rgb(188, 245, 102) in RGB and hsl(84, 88%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #BCF566?

#BCF566 is rgb(188, 245, 102) — red 188, green 245, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCF566?

#BCF566 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCF566 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCF566 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCF566 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCF566 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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