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#BCF830 Color

#BCF830 is rgb(188, 248, 48) in RGB, hsl(78, 93%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 81%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCF830
HEX#BCF830
RGBrgb(188, 248, 48)
HSLhsl(78, 93%, 58%)
HSVhsv(78, 81%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 81%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.218 126)
LABlab(91.08% -38.27 79.67)
LCHlch(91.08% 88.38 115.66)

What #BCF830 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 #BCF830, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.03Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 8.26Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 8.7Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 9.46Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 9.87Volt#CEFF00ΔE 10.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BCF830 Channel Values

How #BCF830 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 248 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 93% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 81% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCF830 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCF830 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCF830

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCF830; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCF830
Complementary
#6C30F8
Analogous
#F8D030
Analogous
#58F830
Triadic
#30BCF8
Triadic
#F830BC
Split comp.
#3058F8
Split comp.
#D030F8

Tints & Shades of #BCF830

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

#C5F94E
#CDF966
#D7FB84
#E1FCA1
#EAFDBF
#F2FED8

Shades

#AFF609
#96D408
#7AAC06
#5E8505
#425E03
#2A3B02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCF830.

How #BCF830 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#BCF830
Protanopia#EFEF32
Protanomaly#DDF331
Deuteranopia#E6E63A
Deuteranomaly#D7EE36
Tritanopia#CEEAEA
Tritanomaly#C7F0BD
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCF830 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcf830: #BCF830;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCF830;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcf830': '#BCF830' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.973, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_bcf830">#BCF830</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCF830"

More Green Colors

#BCF830 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCF830 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCF830?

#BCF830 is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 248, 48) in RGB and hsl(78, 93%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #BCF830?

#BCF830 is rgb(188, 248, 48) — red 188, green 248, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCF830?

#BCF830 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 81%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCF830 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCF830 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCF830 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCF830 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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