#BCD16C#BCD16C
#BCD16C is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.129 H 119.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 209, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 52%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 48%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 0%, 48.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.39, -22.21, 47.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.39, 52.33, 115.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.32% -0.0627 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.32% 0.129 119) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2467, 57.3752, 22.8227) |
| Luminance | 0.5737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.29
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.34
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.34
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.88
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD16C #816CD1
analogous
#D1B46C #BCD16C #8AD16C
triadic
#BCD16C #6CBCD1 #D16CBC
tetradic
#BCD16C #6CD1B4 #816CD1 #D16C8A
square
#BCD16C #6CD1B4 #816CD1 #D16C8A
split-complementary
#BCD16C #6C8AD1 #B46CD1
monochromatic
#7F942E #A7C23D #BCD16C #D1E09B #E6EEC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#BCD16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.48
#BCD16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD16C
12.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD16C | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.48 | 12.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC763
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5C8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 209, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.129 119.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2df98',
500: '#bcd16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd16c; $custom-light: #d2df98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 209,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.475,
"s": 52.332,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82323,
"c": 0.12919,
"h": 119
},
"luminance": 0.57375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD16C
secondary
#59479A
accent
#26C046
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14150E
muted
#83847F