Palettes / Colors / #BCC445

#BCC445 — Muted Yellow

#BCC445 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BCC445 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCC445 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4D45C4; it also sits naturally between #C48D45 and #7CC445. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 77% · Blue 27%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCC445

.text { color: #BCC445; }
.background { background-color: #BCC445; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCC445; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 196, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 52%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCC445; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 196, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCC445; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 196, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCC445">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCC445">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D45C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCC445: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCC445

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BCC445 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCC445 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCC445?

#BCC445 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 196, 69). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCC445?

#BCC445 is RGB 188, 196, 69 — HSL 64°, 52%, 52% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 65%, 23%.

What colors go with #BCC445?

Its complement is #4D45C4; analogous partners are #C48D45 and #7CC445. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCC445 for text?

Black text on #BCC445 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.