What color is #BCD989?

#BCD989 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD989?

The RGB value is 188, 217, 137: 188 red, 217 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD989?

The complementary color is #A689D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD989 color

#BCD989 rgb(188, 217, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD989 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.1% green and 53.7% blue (188, 217, 137).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 51% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#BCD989 color codes

HEX	`#BCD989`
RGB	`rgb(188, 217, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 51%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.98, -22.83, 36.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.98, 42.87, 122.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.067, 62.123, 33.015)`
Decimal	`12376457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD989, 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 #BCD989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #BCD989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd989; }
.text { color: #bcd989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 217 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd989, #94d989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BCD989?: #BCD989 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD989?: The RGB value is 188, 217, 137: 188 red, 217 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD989?: The complementary color is #A689D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.