What color is #BCD59F?

#BCD59F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD59F?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 159: 188 red, 213 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD59F?

The complementary color is #B89FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD59F color

#BCD59F rgb(188, 213, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD59F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 62.4% blue (188, 213, 159).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 39% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#BCD59F color codes

HEX	`#BCD59F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 39%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 25%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, -17.8, 24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 29.88, 126.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.79, 60.783, 41.851)`
Decimal	`12375455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD59F, 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 #BCD59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #BCD59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd59f; }
.text { color: #bcd59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd59f, #a1d59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD59F?: #BCD59F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD59F?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 159: 188 red, 213 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD59F?: The complementary color is #B89FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.