Palettes / Colors / #BCD685

#BCD685 — Light Muted Green

#BCD685 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #BCD685 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.

#BCD685 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 #9E85D6; it also sits naturally between #D6C785 and #94D685. 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 52%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD685

.text { color: #BCD685; }
.background { background-color: #BCD685; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD685; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 214, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 50%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD685; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 214, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD685; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 214, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD685">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD685">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E85D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD685: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD685

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 #BCD685 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 #BCD685 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 #BCD685?

#BCD685 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 214, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD685?

#BCD685 is RGB 188, 214, 133 — HSL 79°, 50%, 68% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 38%, 16%.

What colors go with #BCD685?

Its complement is #9E85D6; analogous partners are #D6C785 and #94D685. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD685 for text?

Black text on #BCD685 has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.