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#BFCC8F Color

#BFCC8F is rgb(191, 204, 143) in RGB, hsl(73, 37%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), visibly different at ΔE 11.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFCC8F
HEX#BFCC8F
RGBrgb(191, 204, 143)
HSLhsl(73, 37%, 68%)
HSVhsv(73, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.082 118)
LABlab(79.92% -12.02 28.93)
LCHlch(79.92% 31.33 112.57)

What #BFCC8F 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 #BFCC8F, 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.

#BFCC8F Channel Values

How #BFCC8F 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 191 · G 204 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 37% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFCC8F 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFCC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFCC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFCC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BFCC8F

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 #BFCC8F.

How #BFCC8F 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#BFCC8F
Protanopia#CACA8F
Protanomaly#C6CB8F
Deuteranopia#C8C890
Deuteranomaly#C4CA8F
Tritanopia#C6C6C6
Tritanomaly#C3C8B2
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFCC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfcc8f: #BFCC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFCC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfcc8f': '#BFCC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.800, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_bfcc8f">#BFCC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFCC8F"

More Green Colors

#BFCC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFCC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFCC8F?

#BFCC8F is a light green — rgb(191, 204, 143) in RGB and hsl(73, 37%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.04.

What is the RGB value of #BFCC8F?

#BFCC8F is rgb(191, 204, 143) — red 191, green 204, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFCC8F?

#BFCC8F converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFCC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFCC8F scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFCC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFCC8F 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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