What color is #BCC59C?

#BCC59C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC59C?

The RGB value is 188, 197, 156: 188 red, 197 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC59C?

The complementary color is #A59CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC59C color

#BCC59C rgb(188, 197, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC59C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.3% green and 61.2% blue (188, 197, 156).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#BCC59C color codes

HEX	`#BCC59C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 197, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -10.14, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 22.04, 117.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.705, 53.024, 39.22)`
Decimal	`12371356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC59C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCC59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCC59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc59c; }
.text { color: #bcc59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 197 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc59c, #a8c59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCC59C?: #BCC59C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC59C?: The RGB value is 188, 197, 156: 188 red, 197 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC59C?: The complementary color is #A59CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.