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#BCD465 — Green

#BCD465 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 #BCD465 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.

#BCD465 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 #7C64D3; it also sits naturally between #D3B464 and #83D364. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCD465 · RGB 188, 212, 101

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Color values

HEX#BCD465
RGB188, 212, 101
HSL73°, 56%, 61%
HSV73°, 52%, 83%
CMYK11%, 0%, 52%, 17%
XYZ46.63, 58.72, 21.19
Yxy58.72, 0.3685, 0.4640
CIE-Lab81.14, -24.34, 51.58
Hunter Lab76.63, -21.72, 34.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 83% · Blue 40%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCD465 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCD465 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCD465

.text { color: #BCD465; }
.background { background-color: #BCD465; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD465; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 212, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 56%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD465; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 212, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD465; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 212, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD465">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD465">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCD465

#B1CD4C#A8C738#94AF31#80972B#6F8325#5B6B1E#475418#323C11#22280B#0D1004

Tints of #BCD465

#C2D874#C7DB80#CEE090#D3E39C#DAE7AB#E0EBB7#E7EFC7#ECF3D3#F3F7E3#F8FBEF

Tones of #BCD465

#B7CB6C#B2C374#AEBB7C#A9B384#A5AB8C#A0A494

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C64D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCD465: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD465

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 #BCD465: ·

How #BCD465 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C780Deuteranopia · #C5C386Tritanopia · #BD959A

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 #BCD465 rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Canyon
#E8F2CF · #C3DC84 · #B8D76A · #617E1B
Radiant Aurora
#879C30 · #B6D26B · #7C67D1 · #D5D1ED
Mellow Ruby Marble
#A52E2E · #D9A651 · #BAD95E · #2F9220
Palette Bbcb64
#BBCB64 · #FFE52A · #F79A19 · #CF0F0F
Cosmic Harbor
#2A6977 · #9F378B · #BACC6C · #D9E8EC
Smoky Ruby Whisper
#757F1C · #B6DE68 · #6355DA · #ACA1E3

Similar colors

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

#B8D76A#B6D26B#BAD95E#BBCB64#BACC6C#B6DE68#BBC863#C4DE67#B0CE65#BBE06C#BEC666#C5DF62

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCD464  ·  #BCD466 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD465?

#BCD465 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 212, 101). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD465?

#BCD465 is RGB 188, 212, 101 — HSL 73°, 56%, 61% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 52%, 17%.

What colors go with #BCD465?

Its complement is #7C64D3; analogous partners are #D3B464 and #83D364. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD465 for text?

Black text on #BCD465 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.