Palettes / Colors / #BCD978

#BCD978 — Light Green

#BCD978 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

#BCD978 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 #9578D9; it also sits naturally between #D9C578 and #8BD978. 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 85% · Blue 47%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD978

.text { color: #BCD978; }
.background { background-color: #BCD978; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD978; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 217, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 56%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD978; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 217, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD978; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 217, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD978">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD978">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCD978

Tints of #BCD978

Tones of #BCD978

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9578D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD978: #000000.

How #BCD978 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 #BCD978 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

← #BCD977  ·  #BCD979 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD978?

#BCD978 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 217, 120). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD978?

#BCD978 is RGB 188, 217, 120 — HSL 78°, 56%, 66% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 45%, 15%.

What colors go with #BCD978?

Its complement is #9578D9; analogous partners are #D9C578 and #8BD978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD978 for text?

Black text on #BCD978 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.