Information about #BCDB8B color

#BCDB8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCDB8B is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 219, 139) — 73.7% red, 85.9% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 31 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored chartreuse, #BCDB8B floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87) and Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(188, 219, 139)), which gives #BCDB8B its character. If you plan to put text on a #BCDB8B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. #BCDB8B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCDB8B color variations

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

#BCDB8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCDB8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCDB8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCDB8B 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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#BCDB8B 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 #BCDB8B

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

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Light Pistachio color link
Light Pistachio

#AEE78B

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Sulu color link
Sulu

#C6EA80

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

#BCDB8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCDB8B
  • RGB188, 219, 139
  • CMYK12, 0, 31, 14
  • CSSrgb(188, 219, 139)
  • HSL83°, 53%, 70%
  • HSL Precise83.25°, 52.632%, 70.196%
  • HSV83°, 37%, 86%
  • HSB83°, 37%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.859, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.859, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.859, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCDB8B
  • DECIMAL ID12376971
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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