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#BCD252 — Green

#BCD252 is a green color we call 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 #BCD252 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.

#BCD252 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 #6651D2; it also sits naturally between #D2A751 and #7CD251. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCD252 · RGB 188, 210, 82

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Color values

HEX#BCD252
RGB188, 210, 82
HSL70°, 59%, 57%
HSV70°, 61%, 82%
CMYK10%, 0%, 61%, 18%
XYZ45.31, 57.39, 16.67
Yxy57.39, 0.3795, 0.4808
CIE-Lab80.40, -24.93, 59.21
Hunter Lab75.76, -22.12, 37.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 82% · Blue 32%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCD252 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCD252 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCD252

.text { color: #BCD252; }
.background { background-color: #BCD252; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD252; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 210, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 59%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD252; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 210, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD252; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 210, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD252">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD252">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCD252

#B5CD3C#A3BB30#92A62B#809226#6E7E20#59651A#475115#353D10#202409#0E1004

Tints of #BCD252

#C3D661#C9DA71#CFDF81#D5E392#DBE7A2#E0EAAE#E6EEBE#ECF2CE#F3F7DF#F9FBEF

Tones of #BCD252

#B7C959#B0BF63#AAB76C#A4AD76#9EA47F#979A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6651D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCD252: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD252

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 #BCD252: ·

How #BCD252 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C671Deuteranopia · #C4C378Tritanopia · #BD898F

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCD252 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Saffron
#A1A029 · #BBD351 · #3031BE · #BAC1E8
Palette 191919
#191919 · #750E21 · #E3651D · #BED754
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Mellow Ruby Marble
#A52E2E · #D9A651 · #BAD95E · #2F9220
Palette Fed24f
#FED24F · #FFF449 · #B2D959 · #7EC151

Similar colors

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

#BBD351#BED754#B2D254#C5CE4C#BAD95E#B2D959#BDD044#C8D559#BAE151#BBDD47#C8C74F#B4E05B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCD251  ·  #BCD253 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD252?

#BCD252 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 210, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD252?

#BCD252 is RGB 188, 210, 82 — HSL 70°, 59%, 57% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 61%, 18%.

What colors go with #BCD252?

Its complement is #6651D2; analogous partners are #D2A751 and #7CD251. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD252 for text?

Black text on #BCD252 has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.