What color is #BCCDAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCCDAA?

The RGB value is 188, 205, 170: 188 red, 205 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCDAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCDAA color

#BCCDAA rgb(188, 205, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.4% green and 66.7% blue (188, 205, 170).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#BCCDAA color codes

HEX	`#BCCDAA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 205, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, -12.03, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 19.64, 127.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.825, 57.256, 46.449)`
Decimal	`12373418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCDAA, 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 #BCCDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #BCCDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccdaa; }
.text { color: #bccdaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccdaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 205 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccdaa, #abcdaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BCCDAA?: #BCCDAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCDAA?: The RGB value is 188, 205, 170: 188 red, 205 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCDAA?: The complementary color is #BBAACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.