Information about #BCD468 color

#BCD468 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCD468 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 212, 104) — 73.7% red, 83.1% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 42 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCD468 presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Wild Willow (#BECA60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Poprock (#C0C975) and June Bud (#BDDA57).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 212, 104) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCD468 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCD468 color variations

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

#BCD468 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCD468

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCD468
  • RGB188, 212, 104
  • CMYK9, 0, 42, 17
  • CSSrgb(188, 212, 104)
  • HSL73°, 56%, 62%
  • HSL Precise73.333°, 55.67%, 61.961%
  • HSV73°, 51%, 83%
  • HSB73°, 51%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.831, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.831, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.831, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCD468
  • DECIMAL ID12375144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01