Palettes / Colors / #BCEBB2

#BCEBB2 — Light Green

#BCEBB2 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BCEBB2 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.

#BCEBB2 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 #E1B2EB; it also sits naturally between #D9EBB2 and #B2EBC4. 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 92% · Blue 70%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCEBB2

.text { color: #BCEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #BCEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEBB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1B2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEBB2

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 #BCEBB2 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 #BCEBB2 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

← #BCEBB1  ·  #BCEBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCEBB2?

#BCEBB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEBB2?

#BCEBB2 is RGB 188, 235, 178 — HSL 109°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCEBB2?

Its complement is #E1B2EB; analogous partners are #D9EBB2 and #B2EBC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCEBB2 for text?

Black text on #BCEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.