#BCD879#BCD879
#BCD879 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.125 H 122.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 216, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 55%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 44%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.48, -24.25, 43.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.48, 49.92, 119.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.05% -0.0674 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.05% 0.125 122.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7461, 61.1835, 27.3270) |
| Luminance | 0.6118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.51
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.00
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.11
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.56
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.91
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD879 #9579D8
analogous
#D8C479 #BCD879 #8CD879
triadic
#BCD879 #79BCD8 #D879BC
tetradic
#BCD879 #79D8C4 #9579D8 #D8798C
square
#BCD879 #79D8C4 #9579D8 #D8798C
split-complementary
#BCD879 #798CD8 #C479D8
monochromatic
#83A630 #A4CA4A #BCD879 #D4E6A8 #EBF4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#BCD879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.24
#BCD879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD879
13.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD879 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.24 | 13.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CE71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECD7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3D0C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 216, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.125 122.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e4a1',
500: '#bcd879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd879; $custom-light: #d1e4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd879",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 216,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.684,
"s": 54.913,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84048,
"c": 0.12518,
"h": 122.6
},
"luminance": 0.61184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD879
secondary
#674BAA
accent
#23C252
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14150F
muted
#838480