Palettes / Colors / #BCFF73

#BCFF73 — Light Vivid Green

#BCFF73 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 #BCFF73 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.

#BCFF73 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 #B875FF; it also sits naturally between #FFFD75 and #78FF75. 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 45%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCFF73

.text { color: #BCFF73; }
.background { background-color: #BCFF73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFF73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 255, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFF73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 255, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFF73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 255, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCFF73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFF73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCFF73

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B875FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCFF73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFF73

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 #BCFF73 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 #BCFF73 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 #BCFF73?

#BCFF73 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 255, 115). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFF73?

#BCFF73 is RGB 188, 255, 115 — HSL 89°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 55%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCFF73?

Its complement is #B875FF; analogous partners are #FFFD75 and #78FF75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFF73 for text?

Black text on #BCFF73 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.