Palettes / Colors / #BCDD2B

#BCDD2B — Green

#BCDD2B 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 #BCDD2B 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.

#BCDD2B 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 17%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDD2B

.text { color: #BCDD2B; }
.background { background-color: #BCDD2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDD2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 221, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 72%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDD2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 221, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDD2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 221, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDD2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDD2B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDD2B

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Tones of #BCDD2B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D2CDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDD2B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDD2B

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 #BCDD2B 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 #BCDD2B 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

← #BCDD2A  ·  #BCDD2C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDD2B?

#BCDD2B is Green, a green color (RGB 188, 221, 43). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDD2B?

#BCDD2B is RGB 188, 221, 43 — HSL 71°, 72%, 52% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 81%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCDD2B?

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

Can I use #BCDD2B for text?

Black text on #BCDD2B has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.