What color is #BCD083?

#BCD083 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD083?

The RGB value is 188, 208, 131: 188 red, 208 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD083?

The complementary color is #9783D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD083 color

#BCD083 rgb(188, 208, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD083 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.6% green and 51.4% blue (188, 208, 131).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#BCD083 color codes

HEX	`#BCD083`
RGB	`rgb(188, 208, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, -19.15, 36.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 40.8, 118)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.392, 57.442, 30.059)`
Decimal	`12374147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD083, 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 #BCD083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #BCD083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd083; }
.text { color: #bcd083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 208 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd083, #96d083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BCD083?: #BCD083 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD083?: The RGB value is 188, 208, 131: 188 red, 208 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD083?: The complementary color is #9783D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.