Palettes / Colors / #BCDB7B

#BCDB7B — Light Green

#BCDB7B is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

#BCDB7B 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 #997BDB; it also sits naturally between #DBC97B and #8CDB7B. 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 48%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDB7B

.text { color: #BCDB7B; }
.background { background-color: #BCDB7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDB7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 219, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 57%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDB7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 219, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDB7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 219, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDB7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDB7B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDB7B

Tints of #BCDB7B

Tones of #BCDB7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #997BDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDB7B: #000000.

How #BCDB7B 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 #BCDB7B 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

← #BCDB7A  ·  #BCDB7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDB7B?

#BCDB7B is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 219, 123). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDB7B?

#BCDB7B is RGB 188, 219, 123 — HSL 79°, 57%, 67% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 44%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDB7B?

Its complement is #997BDB; analogous partners are #DBC97B and #8CDB7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDB7B for text?

Black text on #BCDB7B has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.