What color is #BCDA93?

#BCDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDA93?

The RGB value is 188, 218, 147: 188 red, 218 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDA93?

The complementary color is #B193DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDA93 color

#BCDA93 rgb(188, 218, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 57.6% blue (188, 218, 147).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#BCDA93 color codes

HEX	`#BCDA93`
RGB	`rgb(188, 218, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, -21.99, 31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 38.63, 124.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.076, 62.94, 37.056)`
Decimal	`12376723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDA93, 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 #BCDA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #BCDA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcda93; }
.text { color: #bcda93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcda93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 218 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcda93, #99da93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BCDA93?: #BCDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDA93?: The RGB value is 188, 218, 147: 188 red, 218 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDA93?: The complementary color is #B193DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.