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#BCFC27 Color

#BCFC27 is rgb(188, 252, 39) in RGB, hsl(78, 97%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 85%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCFC27
HEX#BCFC27
RGBrgb(188, 252, 39)
HSLhsl(78, 97%, 57%)
HSVhsv(78, 85%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 85%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.226 126.4)
LABlab(92.17% -40.10 82.52)
LCHlch(92.17% 91.74 115.92)

What #BCFC27 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 #BCFC27, 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.

#BCFC27 Channel Values

How #BCFC27 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 252 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 97% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 85% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCFC27 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 text17.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCFC27 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCFC27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCFC27; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCFC27

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 #BCFC27.

How #BCFC27 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#BCFC27
Protanopia#F3F329
Protanomaly#DFF628
Deuteranopia#E9E933
Deuteranomaly#D9F12F
Tritanopia#CFEEEE
Tritanomaly#C8F4BF
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCFC27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcfc27: #BCFC27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCFC27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcfc27': '#BCFC27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.988, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_bcfc27">#BCFC27</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCFC27"

More Green Colors

#BCFC27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCFC27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCFC27?

#BCFC27 is a mid-tone green — rgb(188, 252, 39) in RGB and hsl(78, 97%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #BCFC27?

#BCFC27 is rgb(188, 252, 39) — red 188, green 252, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCFC27?

#BCFC27 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 85%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCFC27 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCFC27 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCFC27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCFC27 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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