Palettes / Colors / #BCED78

#BCED78 — Light Green

#BCED78 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

#BCED78 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 #A978ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE378 and #82ED78. 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 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCED78

.text { color: #BCED78; }
.background { background-color: #BCED78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCED78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 237, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 76%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCED78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 237, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCED78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 237, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCED78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCED78">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A978ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCED78: #000000.

How #BCED78 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 #BCED78 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

← #BCED77  ·  #BCED79 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCED78?

#BCED78 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 237, 120). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCED78?

#BCED78 is RGB 188, 237, 120 — HSL 85°, 76%, 70% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 49%, 7%.

What colors go with #BCED78?

Its complement is #A978ED; analogous partners are #EDE378 and #82ED78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCED78 for text?

Black text on #BCED78 has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.