Palettes / Colors / #BCED79
#BCED79 — Light Green
#BCED79 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 #BCED79 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.
#BCED79 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.
Color values
| HEX | #BCED79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 237, 121 |
| HSL | 85°, 76%, 70% |
| HSV | 85°, 49%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 49%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.47, 72.64, 29.24 |
| Yxy | 72.64, 0.3484, 0.4646 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.28, -34.14, 50.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.23, -31.00, 36.01 |
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
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CSS code for #BCED79
.text { color: #BCED79; }
.background { background-color: #BCED79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCED79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 237, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 76%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCED79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 237, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCED79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 237, 121, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCED79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCED79">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A978ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCED79: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCED79
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCED79: ·
How #BCED79 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 #BCED79 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCED79?
#BCED79 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 188, 237, 121). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCED79?
#BCED79 is RGB 188, 237, 121 — HSL 85°, 76%, 70% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 49%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCED79?
Its complement is #A978ED; analogous partners are #EDE378 and #82ED78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCED79 for text?
Black text on #BCED79 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.