What color is #BCCE9A?

#BCCE9A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCE9A?

The RGB value is 188, 206, 154: 188 red, 206 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCE9A?

The complementary color is #AC9ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCE9A color

#BCCE9A rgb(188, 206, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCE9A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.8% green and 60.4% blue (188, 206, 154).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#BCCE9A color codes

HEX	`#BCCE9A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 206, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.27, -15.03, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.27, 28.24, 122.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.642, 57.167, 39.037)`
Decimal	`12373658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCE9A, 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 #BCCE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #BCCE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcce9a; }
.text { color: #bcce9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcce9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 206 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcce9a, #a2ce9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCCE9A?: #BCCE9A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCE9A?: The RGB value is 188, 206, 154: 188 red, 206 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCE9A?: The complementary color is #AC9ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.