What color is #BCCC99?

#BCCC99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCC99?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 153: 188 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCC99?

The complementary color is #A999CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCC99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCC99 color

#BCCC99 rgb(188, 204, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCC99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 60% blue (188, 204, 153).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#BCCC99 color codes

HEX	`#BCCC99`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -14.17, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 27.59, 120.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.081, 56.177, 38.441)`
Decimal	`12373145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCC99, 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 #BCCC99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCC99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #BCCC99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccc99; }
.text { color: #bccc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccc99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccc99, #a3cc99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCCC99?: #BCCC99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCC99?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 153: 188 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCC99?: The complementary color is #A999CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCC99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.