Information about #BCC6A9 color

#BCC6A9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCC6A9 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 198, 169) — 73.7% red, 77.6% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 11 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BCC6A9 reads as a softly toned yellow-green and 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 a hair away from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Kidnapper (#BFC0AB) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).

The recipe behind #BCC6A9 is rgb(188, 198, 169), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCC6A9: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCC6A9 color variations

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

#BCC6A9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCC6A9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCC6A9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCC6A9 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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#BCC6A9 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 #BCC6A9

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Triple Thorndon Cream color link
Triple Thorndon Cream

#C5BDAA

#BCC6A9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC6A9
  • RGB188, 198, 169
  • CMYK4, 0, 11, 22
  • CSSrgb(188, 198, 169)
  • HSL81°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise80.69°, 20.28%, 71.961%
  • HSV81°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB81°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.776, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.776, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.776, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC6A9
  • DECIMAL ID12371625
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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