Palettes / Colors / #BCFE5A
#BCFE5A — Light Vivid Green
#BCFE5A is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BCFE5A 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.
#BCFE5A 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 #9A58FE; it also sits naturally between #FEED58 and #68FE58. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCFE5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 254, 90 |
| HSL | 84°, 99%, 67% |
| HSV | 84°, 65%, 100% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 65%, 0% |
| XYZ | 58.03, 82.31, 22.50 |
| Yxy | 82.31, 0.3563, 0.5055 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.71, -44.43, 69.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.73, -40.39, 45.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 100% · Blue 35%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCFE5A
.text { color: #BCFE5A; }
.background { background-color: #BCFE5A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFE5A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 254, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 99%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFE5A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 254, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFE5A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 254, 90, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCFE5A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFE5A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCFE5A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9A58FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCFE5A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFE5A
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 #BCFE5A: ·
How #BCFE5A 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 #BCFE5A 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 #BCFE5A?
#BCFE5A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 254, 90). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFE5A?
#BCFE5A is RGB 188, 254, 90 — HSL 84°, 99%, 67% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 65%, 0%.
What colors go with #BCFE5A?
Its complement is #9A58FE; analogous partners are #FEED58 and #68FE58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCFE5A for text?
Black text on #BCFE5A has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.