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#BCD262 — Green

#BCD262 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 #BCD262 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.

#BCD262 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 #7761D1; it also sits naturally between #D1AF61 and #83D161. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCD262 · RGB 188, 210, 98

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Color values

HEX#BCD262
RGB188, 210, 98
HSL72°, 55%, 60%
HSV72°, 53%, 82%
CMYK10%, 0%, 53%, 18%
XYZ45.99, 57.67, 20.26
Yxy57.67, 0.3711, 0.4654
CIE-Lab80.55, -23.64, 52.29
Hunter Lab75.94, -21.06, 34.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 82% · Blue 38%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCD262 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCD262 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCD262

.text { color: #BCD262; }
.background { background-color: #BCD262; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD262; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 210, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 55%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD262; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 210, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD262; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 210, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD262">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD262">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCD262

#B0CA49#A6C238#92AA31#81962C#6D7E25#58671E#475318#333B11#22280B#0E1005

Tints of #BCD262

#C1D671#C7D97D#CDDE8C#D3E198#D9E6A8#E0EAB8#E5EEC4#ECF2D4#F1F6DF#F8FAEF

Tones of #BCD262

#B6C969#B1C171#ACB979#A8B181#A3A989#9EA191

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7761D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCD262: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD262

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 #BCD262: ·

How #BCD262 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C67DDeuteranopia · #C4C384Tritanopia · #BD9297

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 #BCD262 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbcb64
#BBCB64 · #FFE52A · #F79A19 · #CF0F0F
Mellow Ruby Marble
#A52E2E · #D9A651 · #BAD95E · #2F9220
Palette F0e491
#F0E491 · #BBC863 · #658C58 · #31694E
Royal Ruby Canyon
#E8F2CF · #C3DC84 · #B8D76A · #617E1B
Radiant Aurora
#879C30 · #B6D26B · #7C67D1 · #D5D1ED
Cosmic Harbor
#2A6977 · #9F378B · #BACC6C · #D9E8EC

Similar colors

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

#BBCB64#BAD95E#BBC863#B8D76A#B6D26B#BACC6C#BEC666#B0CE65#B6DE68#BED754#B2D959#C4DE67

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCD261  ·  #BCD263 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD262?

#BCD262 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 210, 98). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD262?

#BCD262 is RGB 188, 210, 98 — HSL 72°, 55%, 60% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 53%, 18%.

What colors go with #BCD262?

Its complement is #7761D1; analogous partners are #D1AF61 and #83D161. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD262 for text?

Black text on #BCD262 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.