What color is #BCC98E?

#BCC98E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC98E?

The RGB value is 188, 201, 142: 188 red, 201 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC98E?

The complementary color is #9B8EC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC98E color

#BCC98E rgb(188, 201, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC98E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.8% green and 55.7% blue (188, 201, 142).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#BCC98E color codes

HEX	`#BCC98E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 201, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -14.21, 28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 31.47, 116.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.508, 54.418, 33.64)`
Decimal	`12372366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC98E, 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 #BCC98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #BCC98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc98e; }
.text { color: #bcc98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 201 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc98e, #9fc98e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCC98E?: #BCC98E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC98E?: The RGB value is 188, 201, 142: 188 red, 201 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC98E?: The complementary color is #9B8EC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.