Palettes / Colors / #BCFE8E

#BCFE8E — Light Vivid Green

#BCFE8E is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #BCFE8E 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.

#BCFE8E 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 #D090FE; it also sits naturally between #F5FE90 and #90FE99. 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 100% · Blue 56%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCFE8E

.text { color: #BCFE8E; }
.background { background-color: #BCFE8E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFE8E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 254, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFE8E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 254, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFE8E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 254, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCFE8E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFE8E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D090FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCFE8E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFE8E

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 #BCFE8E 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 #BCFE8E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCFE8E?

#BCFE8E is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 254, 142). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFE8E?

#BCFE8E is RGB 188, 254, 142 — HSL 95°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 44%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCFE8E?

Its complement is #D090FE; analogous partners are #F5FE90 and #90FE99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFE8E for text?

Black text on #BCFE8E has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.