Palettes / Colors / #BCD57B

#BCD57B — Light Muted Green

#BCD57B is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

#BCD57B 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 #957BD5; it also sits naturally between #D5C27B and #8FD57B. 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 48%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD57B

.text { color: #BCD57B; }
.background { background-color: #BCD57B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD57B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 213, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 52%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD57B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 213, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD57B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 213, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD57B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD57B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #957BD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD57B: #000000.

How #BCD57B 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 #BCD57B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD57B?

#BCD57B is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 213, 123). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD57B?

#BCD57B is RGB 188, 213, 123 — HSL 77°, 52%, 66% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 42%, 16%.

What colors go with #BCD57B?

Its complement is #957BD5; analogous partners are #D5C27B and #8FD57B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD57B for text?

Black text on #BCD57B has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.