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#BCDD2A — Green

#BCDD2A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BCDD2A 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.

#BCDD2A 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 #4D2CDD; it also sits naturally between #DDA52C and #64DD2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCDD2A · RGB 188, 221, 42

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Color values

HEX#BCDD2A
RGB188, 221, 42
HSL71°, 72%, 52%
HSV71°, 81%, 87%
CMYK15%, 0%, 81%, 13%
XYZ47.01, 62.57, 11.79
Yxy62.57, 0.3873, 0.5155
CIE-Lab83.22, -32.23, 75.74
Hunter Lab79.10, -28.56, 43.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 16%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCDD2A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCDD2A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCDD2A

.text { color: #BCDD2A; }
.background { background-color: #BCDD2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDD2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 221, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 72%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDD2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 221, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDD2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 221, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDD2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDD2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDD2A

#AFCE22#9CB81E#8DA71B#7B9118#687B14#556510#434F0D#343D0A#212706#0F1203

Tints of #BCDD2A

#C2E03E#C9E354#CEE665#D5EA7B#DBEC8D#E0EF9F#E7F3B4#EDF6C6#F4F9DC#F9FCED

Tones of #BCDD2A

#B5D039#ACC346#A4B752#9DAB5F#959E6B#8C9178

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D2CDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCDD2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDD2A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCDD2A: ·

How #BCDD2A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CACB55Deuteranopia · #C8C660Tritanopia · #BE787F

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCDD2A rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Bloom
#C123A6 · #BDDA33 · #4AC4DE · #EFCAE6
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Scarlet Whisper
#E8BD54 · #BDD834 · #49A212 · #3FDA49
Modern Ruby Bloom
#F0F4C8 · #C9DA2A · #919D20 · #3C410B
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Royal Ruby Petal
#A95F22 · #BDD636 · #7DE16C · #B0EFD4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BDDA33#BED32C#BDD834#C9DA2A#B9D02B#BDD636#C6DA20#BFDB38#C3D02B#BFCF26#B5E720#CBDC23

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCDD29  ·  #BCDD2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDD2A?

#BCDD2A is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 221, 42). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDD2A?

#BCDD2A is RGB 188, 221, 42 — HSL 71°, 72%, 52% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 81%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCDD2A?

Its complement is #4D2CDD; analogous partners are #DDA52C and #64DD2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDD2A for text?

Black text on #BCDD2A has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.