Information about #BCDFA9 color

#BCDFA9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCDFA9 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 223, 169) — 73.7% red, 87.5% green, 66.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 0 / 21 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BCDFA9 presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Madang (#B7E3A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bob Duke Green (#B7E5AC) and Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1).

The recipe behind #BCDFA9 is rgb(188, 223, 169), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCDFA9: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCDFA9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCDFA9 color variations

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

#BCDFA9 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 #BCDFA9

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCDFA9
  • RGB188, 223, 169
  • CMYK14, 0, 21, 13
  • CSSrgb(188, 223, 169)
  • HSL99°, 46%, 77%
  • HSL Precise98.889°, 45.763%, 76.863%
  • HSV99°, 24%, 87%
  • HSB99°, 24%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.875, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.875, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.875, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCDFA9
  • DECIMAL ID12378025
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01