Palettes / Colors / #BCDB40

#BCDB40 — Green

#BCDB40 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 #BCDB40 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.

#BCDB40 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 #5D3EDA; it also sits naturally between #DAAB3E and #6DDA3E. 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 86% · Blue 25%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDB40

.text { color: #BCDB40; }
.background { background-color: #BCDB40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDB40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 219, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 68%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDB40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 219, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDB40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 219, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDB40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDB40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDB40

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D3EDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDB40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDB40

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 #BCDB40 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 #BCDB40 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

← #BCDB3F  ·  #BCDB41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDB40?

#BCDB40 is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 219, 64). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDB40?

#BCDB40 is RGB 188, 219, 64 — HSL 72°, 68%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 71%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDB40?

Its complement is #5D3EDA; analogous partners are #DAAB3E and #6DDA3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDB40 for text?

Black text on #BCDB40 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.