Palettes / Colors / #BCFBCA

#BCFBCA — Pale Vivid Green

#BCFBCA is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BCFBCA 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.

#BCFBCA 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 #FBBCED; it also sits naturally between #CEFBBC and #BCFBE9. 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 98% · Blue 79%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCFBCA

.text { color: #BCFBCA; }
.background { background-color: #BCFBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 251, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 251, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 251, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBBCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCFBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFBCA

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 #BCFBCA 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 #BCFBCA 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

← #BCFBC9  ·  #BCFBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCFBCA?

#BCFBCA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 251, 202). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFBCA?

#BCFBCA is RGB 188, 251, 202 — HSL 133°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 20%, 2%.

What colors go with #BCFBCA?

Its complement is #FBBCED; analogous partners are #CEFBBC and #BCFBE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFBCA for text?

Black text on #BCFBCA has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.