Palettes / Colors / #BCD562

#BCD562 — Green

#BCD562 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 #BCD562 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.

#BCD562 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 #7B62D5; it also sits naturally between #D5B562 and #83D562. 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 84% · Blue 38%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD562

.text { color: #BCD562; }
.background { background-color: #BCD562; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD562; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 213, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 58%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD562; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 213, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD562; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 213, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD562">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD562">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B62D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD562: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD562

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 #BCD562 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 #BCD562 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

← #BCD561  ·  #BCD563 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD562?

#BCD562 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 213, 98). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD562?

#BCD562 is RGB 188, 213, 98 — HSL 73°, 58%, 61% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 54%, 16%.

What colors go with #BCD562?

Its complement is #7B62D5; analogous partners are #D5B562 and #83D562. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD562 for text?

Black text on #BCD562 has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.