Palettes / Colors / #BCFE9E

#BCFE9E — Light Vivid Green

#BCFE9E 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 #BCFE9E 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.

#BCFE9E 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 #E09FFE; it also sits naturally between #EDFE9F and #9FFEB0. 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 62%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCFE9E

.text { color: #BCFE9E; }
.background { background-color: #BCFE9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFE9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 254, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFE9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 254, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFE9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 254, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCFE9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFE9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E09FFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCFE9E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFE9E

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 #BCFE9E 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 #BCFE9E 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

← #BCFE9D  ·  #BCFE9F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCFE9E?

#BCFE9E is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 254, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFE9E?

#BCFE9E is RGB 188, 254, 158 — HSL 101°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCFE9E?

Its complement is #E09FFE; analogous partners are #EDFE9F and #9FFEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFE9E for text?

Black text on #BCFE9E has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.