Palettes / Colors / #BCDF8F

#BCDF8F — Light Green

#BCDF8F is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #BCDF8F 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.

#BCDF8F 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 #B290E0; it also sits naturally between #E0DA90 and #95E090. 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 56%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDF8F

.text { color: #BCDF8F; }
.background { background-color: #BCDF8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDF8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 56%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDF8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDF8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDF8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDF8F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B290E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDF8F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDF8F

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 #BCDF8F 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 #BCDF8F 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

← #BCDF8E  ·  #BCDF90 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDF8F?

#BCDF8F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 223, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDF8F?

#BCDF8F is RGB 188, 223, 143 — HSL 86°, 56%, 72% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 36%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCDF8F?

Its complement is #B290E0; analogous partners are #E0DA90 and #95E090. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDF8F for text?

Black text on #BCDF8F has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.