Information about #BCD9A0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BCD9A0 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 217, 160) — 73.7% red, 85.1% green, 62.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 22 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #BCD9A0 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Madang (#B7E3A8).

The recipe behind #BCD9A0 is rgb(188, 217, 160), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCD9A0: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCD9A0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCD9A0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCD9A0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCD9A0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCD9A0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCD9A0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCD9A0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Bob Duke Green color link
Bob Duke Green

#B7E5AC

Light Moss Green color link
Light Moss Green

#ADDFAD

Green Thumb color link
Green Thumb

#B5EAAA

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Light Sage color link
Light Sage

#BCECAC

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

#BCD9A0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCD9A0
  • RGB188, 217, 160
  • CMYK11, 0, 22, 15
  • CSSrgb(188, 217, 160)
  • HSL91°, 43%, 74%
  • HSL Precise90.526°, 42.857%, 73.922%
  • HSV91°, 26%, 85%
  • HSB91°, 26%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.851, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.851, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.851, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCD9A0
  • DECIMAL ID12376480
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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