Information about #BCDF5D color

#BCDF5D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCDF5D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 223, 93) — 73.7% red, 87.5% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 51 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCDF5D reads as a strongly colored zesty chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from June Bud (#BDDA57). Slightly further away sit Slime Green (#BCE954) and Brilliant Lime Green (#C2E751).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 223, 93) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCDF5D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCDF5D color variations

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

#BCDF5D 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 #BCDF5D

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

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Slime Green color link
Slime Green

#BCE954

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Inchworm color link
Inchworm

#B2EC5D

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCDF5D
  • RGB188, 223, 93
  • CMYK14, 0, 51, 13
  • CSSrgb(188, 223, 93)
  • HSL76°, 67%, 62%
  • HSL Precise76.154°, 67.01%, 61.961%
  • HSV76°, 58%, 87%
  • HSB76°, 58%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.875, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.875, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.875, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCDF5D
  • DECIMAL ID12377949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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