#BCD17A

Accessibility

AAA

12.54:1

Vs white / black

1.67:1 · 12.54:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bcd17a

RGB

rgb(188, 209, 122)

RGBA

rgba(188, 209, 122, 1)

HSL

hsl(74, 49%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(74, 49%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(74, 42%, 82%)

LAB

lab(80.57% -20.72 40.75)

LCH

lch(80.57% 45.72 116.95)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8253 -0.0573 0.099)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8253 0.1144 120.06)

XYZ

xyz(47.05, 57.70, 27.07)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 42%, 18%)

CSS

color: #bcd17a;

CSS variable

--color-bcd17a: #bcd17a;

SCSS

$color-bcd17a: #bcd17a;

JavaScript

const color = "#bcd17a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bcd17a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bcd17a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bcd17a", "rgb": { "r": 188, "g": 209, "b": 122 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8253 0.1144 120.06)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bcd17a-1: #bcd17a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-200

Very different · ΔE 8.85 · #D9F99D

Nearest CSS named color

DarkKhaki

Very different · ΔE 8.76 · #BDB76B

Nearest Material color

light-green-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.07 · #AED581

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 23 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50effdc9 100e1f0b7 200ccdd9b 300b5c87c 40098ac56 5007d9039 60069792e 700536021 8003f4915 9002b3309 950171e00

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9fbf4 f4f7e9 eef4de e9f0d3 e3ecc8 dee8bd d8e4b1 d2e0a6 cddd9b c7d990 c2d585 bcd17a acc070 9dae66 8d9d5c 7d8b51 6e7a47 5e693d 4e5733 3f4629 2f341f 1f2314 10110a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9fbf4 f4f7e9 eef4de e9f0d3 e3ecc8 dee8bd d8e4b1 d2e0a6 cddd9b c7d990 c2d585

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

acc070 9dae66 8d9d5c 7d8b51 6e7a47 5e693d 4e5733 3f4629 2f341f 1f2314 10110a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b7ca7b b2c47b adbd7c a8b67c a3af7d 9ea97d 99a27e 949b7e 8f947f 8a8e7f 858780

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BCD17AStop 1 #8E7AD1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#D1BA7AStop 1 #BCD17AStop 2 #91D17AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BCD17AStop 1 #7ABDD1Stop 2 #D17ABDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BCD17AStop 1 #7A91D1Stop 2 #BA7AD1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#404C1AStop 1 #71852EStop 2 #A1BE41Stop 3 #BDD17AStop 4 #D9E5B3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bcd17a works

#BCD17A (#bcd17a) sits in the lime family at about 74° hue, 49% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 1.67:1 on white and 12.54:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bcd17a as small body text on white — 1.67:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, youth, and experimentation. High-visibility accents and playful UIs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Lime range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #BBCE7E#BBCE7E Spectrum #C4D378#C4D378 Spectrum #B2D77F#B2D77F Spectrum #B3C982#B3C982 Spectrum #B9DC7A#B9DC7A Material Light Green 300#AED581 Spectrum #C4E076#C4E076 Spectrum #BAC85F#BAC85F Spectrum #D1D978#D1D978 Spectrum #ABD283#ABD283 Spectrum #ACC062#ACC062 Spectrum #AAD05D#AAD05D