Palettes / Colors / #BCE1CA

#BCE1CA — Light Muted Green

#BCE1CA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCE1CA 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.

#BCE1CA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E1BCD3; it also sits naturally between #C0E1BC and #BCE1DD. 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 88% · Blue 79%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCE1CA

.text { color: #BCE1CA; }
.background { background-color: #BCE1CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCE1CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 225, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 38%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCE1CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 225, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCE1CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 225, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCE1CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCE1CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1BCD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCE1CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCE1CA

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 #BCE1CA 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 #BCE1CA 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

← #BCE1C9  ·  #BCE1CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCE1CA?

#BCE1CA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 225, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCE1CA?

#BCE1CA is RGB 188, 225, 202 — HSL 143°, 38%, 81% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 10%, 12%.

What colors go with #BCE1CA?

Its complement is #E1BCD3; analogous partners are #C0E1BC and #BCE1DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCE1CA for text?

Black text on #BCE1CA has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.