#BCD496#BCD496
#BCD496 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.087 H 125.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 212, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 42%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 29%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 0%, 29.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.83, -18.62, 28.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.83, 33.71, 123.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.67% -0.0502 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.67% 0.087 125.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7869, 59.9801, 37.8026) |
| Luminance | 0.5998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.77
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.85
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.28
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.64
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD496 #AE96D4
analogous
#D4CD96 #BCD496 #9DD496
triadic
#BCD496 #96BCD4 #D496BC
tetradic
#BCD496 #96D4CD #AE96D4 #D4969D
square
#BCD496 #96D4CD #AE96D4 #D4969D
split-complementary
#BCD496 #969DD4 #CD96D4
monochromatic
#83AA46 #A0C26B #BCD496 #D8E6C1 #F1F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BCD496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.00
#BCD496 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD496
13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD496 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBCC92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7CB99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0CEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 212, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.087 125.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e1b5',
500: '#bcd496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd496; $custom-light: #d0e1b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd496",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 212,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.226,
"s": 41.892,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83673,
"c": 0.08658,
"h": 125.4
},
"luminance": 0.5998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD496
secondary
#7F64AA
accent
#31B564
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481