Information about #BCD59A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BCD59A reads as a clearly saturated 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 just a few steps away from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1).
The recipe behind #BCD59A is rgb(188, 213, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCD59A: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BCD59A color variations
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#BCD59A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCD59A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCD59A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCD59A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCD59A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BCD59A color
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Nearest named colors to #BCD59A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B8CA9D
#BBCDA5
#B7E1A1
#BDCAA8
#CDCD96
#BFC298
#C8CB8E
#B7E3A8
#D2D69C
#C1D7B0
#B9E78B
#CCCAA8
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCD59A
- RGB188, 213, 154
- CMYK10, 0, 23, 16
- CSSrgb(188, 213, 154)
- HSL85°, 41%, 72%
- HSL Precise85.424°, 41.259%, 71.961%
- HSV85°, 28%, 84%
- HSB85°, 28%, 84%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.835, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.835, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.835, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBCD59A
- DECIMAL ID12375450
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers306 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
