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#BCD080 — Light Muted Green

#BCD080 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BCD080 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.

#BCD080 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #9480D0; it also sits naturally between #D0BC80 and #94D080. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCD080 · RGB 188, 208, 128

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Color values

HEX#BCD080
RGB188, 208, 128
HSL75°, 46%, 66%
HSV75°, 38%, 82%
CMYK10%, 0%, 38%, 18%
XYZ47.19, 57.36, 29.01
Yxy57.36, 0.3533, 0.4295
CIE-Lab80.38, -19.52, 37.49
Hunter Lab75.74, -17.55, 27.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 82% · Blue 50%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCD080 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCD080 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCD080

.text { color: #BCD080; }
.background { background-color: #BCD080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 208, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 208, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 208, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCD080

#B0C86A#A5C054#93AF41#819938#6E8230#5B6C28#485620#323C16#1F250E#0D0F06

Tints of #BCD080

#C2D48C#C8D897#CEDDA2#D4E1AD#DAE5B8#E0E9C3#E5EDCF#EBF1DA#F1F5E5#F7F9F0

Tones of #BCD080

#B9CA86#B7C58C#B4BF92#B1BA97#AEB49D#ABAEA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9480D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCD080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD080

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCD080: ·

How #BCD080 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C593Deuteranopia · #C4C298Tritanopia · #BDA3A6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCD080 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Solace
#B9A63C · #BAD486 · #65C351 · #439D5F
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
Dusty Ruby Dusk
#B4CD83 · #99B464 · #8CAC4E · #2B3517
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Palette 450c3f
#450C3F · #B9D175 · #D9EFBD · #F5FBDA
Palette B8db80
#B8DB80 · #F7F6D3 · #FFE4EF · #F39EB6

Similar colors

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

#BAD486#B9D586#B4CD83#B7D87B#B9D175#B8DB80#C4C985#B1D47E#B8D576#C2C57F#B9C37F#B1D97E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCD07F  ·  #BCD081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD080?

#BCD080 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 208, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD080?

#BCD080 is RGB 188, 208, 128 — HSL 75°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 38%, 18%.

What colors go with #BCD080?

Its complement is #9480D0; analogous partners are #D0BC80 and #94D080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD080 for text?

Black text on #BCD080 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.