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#BCFB46 Color

#BCFB46 is rgb(188, 251, 70) in RGB, hsl(81, 96%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 72%, 2%) 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 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCFB46
HEX#BCFB46
RGBrgb(188, 251, 70)
HSLhsl(81, 96%, 63%)
HSVhsv(81, 72%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 72%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.211 127.2)
LABlab(92.01% -38.78 74.35)
LCHlch(92.01% 83.85 117.54)

What #BCFB46 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 #BCFB46, 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.

#BCFB46 Channel Values

How #BCFB46 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 251 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 96% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 72% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCFB46 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCFB46

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCFB46; 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 #BCFB46

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCFB46.

How #BCFB46 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#BCFB46
Protanopia#F2F247
Protanomaly#DEF647
Deuteranopia#E9E94D
Deuteranomaly#D8F04A
Tritanopia#CEEDED
Tritanomaly#C7F3C1
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCFB46 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcfb46: #BCFB46;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCFB46;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcfb46': '#BCFB46' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.984, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_bcfb46">#BCFB46</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCFB46"

More Green Colors

#BCFB46 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCFB46 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCFB46?

#BCFB46 is a light green — rgb(188, 251, 70) in RGB and hsl(81, 96%, 63%) 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 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #BCFB46?

#BCFB46 is rgb(188, 251, 70) — red 188, green 251, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCFB46?

#BCFB46 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 72%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCFB46 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCFB46 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCFB46 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCFB46 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 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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