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#BCFE90 Color

#BCFE90 is rgb(188, 254, 144) in RGB, hsl(96, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), visibly different at ΔE 11.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCFE90
HEX#BCFE90
RGBrgb(188, 254, 144)
HSLhsl(96, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(96, 43%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.155 133.9)
LABlab(93.42% -35.29 45.53)
LCHlch(93.42% 57.61 127.78)

What #BCFE90 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 #BCFE90, 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.

#BCFE90 Channel Values

How #BCFE90 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 254 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 43% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCFE90 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCFE90 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCFE90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCFE90; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCFE90

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCFE90.

How #BCFE90 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#BCFE90
Protanopia#F4F491
Protanomaly#E0F890
Deuteranopia#EBEB93
Deuteranomaly#DAF392
Tritanopia#CAF4F4
Tritanomaly#C5F8D3
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCFE90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcfe90: #BCFE90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCFE90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcfe90': '#BCFE90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.996, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_bcfe90">#BCFE90</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCFE90"

More Green Colors

#BCFE90 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCFE90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCFE90?

#BCFE90 is a light green — rgb(188, 254, 144) in RGB and hsl(96, 98%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.2.

What is the RGB value of #BCFE90?

#BCFE90 is rgb(188, 254, 144) — red 188, green 254, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCFE90?

#BCFE90 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCFE90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCFE90 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCFE90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCFE90 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 12.48, which is visibly different.

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