#BCE16A#BCE16A
#BCE16A is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.152 H 123.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCE16A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 225, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 53%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 0%, 52.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.78, -30.07, 53.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.78, 61.42, 119.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.84% -0.0849 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.84% 0.152 123.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2659, 65.5821, 23.6433) |
| Luminance | 0.6558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.52
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 5.79
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.98
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.48
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 6.49
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCE16A #8F6AE1
analogous
#E1CA6A #BCE16A #81E16A
triadic
#BCE16A #6ABCE1 #E16ABC
tetradic
#BCE16A #6AE1CA #8F6AE1 #E16A81
square
#BCE16A #6AE1CA #8F6AE1 #E16A81
split-complementary
#BCE16A #6A81E1 #CA6AE1
monochromatic
#83AE23 #A5D737 #BCE16A #D3EB9D #EAF6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#BCE16A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#BCE16A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCE16A
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCE16A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCE16A | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD55F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D371
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3D7C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bce16a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 225, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.152 123.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ea98',
500: '#bce16a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bce16a; $custom-light: #d2ea98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bce16a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 225,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.655,
"s": 66.48,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85843,
"c": 0.15218,
"h": 123.9
},
"luminance": 0.65582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCE16A
secondary
#6340AF
accent
#17CE50
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14160E
muted
#83847F