What color is #BCCC85?

#BCCC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCC85?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 133: 188 red, 204 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCC85?

The complementary color is #9585CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCC85 color

#BCCC85 rgb(188, 204, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 52.2% blue (188, 204, 133).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini Noodles (#C8D07F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#BCCC85 color codes

HEX	`#BCCC85`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, -16.91, 33.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 37.64, 116.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.565, 55.571, 30.459)`
Decimal	`12373125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCC85, 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 #BCCC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #BCCC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccc85; }
.text { color: #bccc85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccc85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccc85, #99cc85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCCC85?: #BCCC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCC85?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 133: 188 red, 204 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCC85?: The complementary color is #9585CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.