Palettes / Colors / #BCDA31
#BCDA31 — Green
#BCDA31 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BCDA31 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.
#BCDA31 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #4E2FDA; it also sits naturally between #DAA42F and #65DA2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDA31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 218, 49 |
| HSL | 71°, 70%, 52% |
| HSV | 71°, 78%, 85% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 78%, 15% |
| XYZ | 46.36, 61.06, 12.25 |
| Yxy | 61.06, 0.3874, 0.5102 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.41, -30.58, 73.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.14, -27.08, 42.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 85% · Blue 19%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDA31
.text { color: #BCDA31; }
.background { background-color: #BCDA31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDA31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 218, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDA31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 218, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDA31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 218, 49, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDA31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDA31">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDA31
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Tones of #BCDA31
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4E2FDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDA31: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDA31
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCDA31: ·
How #BCDA31 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 #BCDA31 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCDA31?
#BCDA31 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 218, 49). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDA31?
#BCDA31 is RGB 188, 218, 49 — HSL 71°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 78%, 15%.
What colors go with #BCDA31?
Its complement is #4E2FDA; analogous partners are #DAA42F and #65DA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDA31 for text?
Black text on #BCDA31 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.