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#BCFFB0 — Pale Vivid Green

#BCFFB0 is a green color we call Pale 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 #BCFFB0 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.

#BCFFB0 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 #F4B3FF; it also sits naturally between #E4FFB3 and #B3FFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCFFB0 · RGB 188, 255, 176

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Color values

HEX#BCFFB0
RGB188, 255, 176
HSL111°, 100%, 85%
HSV111°, 31%, 100%
CMYK26%, 0%, 31%, 0%
XYZ64.34, 85.35, 54.16
Yxy85.35, 0.3156, 0.4187
CIE-Lab94.03, -35.27, 31.25
Hunter Lab92.38, -32.94, 25.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 100% · Blue 69%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCFFB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCFFB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCFFB0

.text { color: #BCFFB0; }
.background { background-color: #BCFFB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFFB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 255, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFFB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 255, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFFB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 255, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCFFB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFFB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCFFB0

#9BFF8A#79FF61#56FF38#33FF0F#22E600#1CB800#158F00#0F6600#093D00#031400

Tints of #BCFFB0

#C2FFB8#C7FFBD#CBFFC2#CFFFC7#D8FFD1#DCFFD6#E1FFDB#E5FFE0#E9FFE5#EEFFEB

Tones of #BCFFB0

#C2FAB8#C6F4BE#C9EFC3#CDE9C8#D1E4CE#D5DED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4B3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCFFB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFFB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCFFB0: ·

How #BCFFB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9DAC3Deuteranopia · #D5D0C8Tritanopia · #BFD2D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCFFB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 477d7f
#477D7F · #1F5357 · #64BD97 · #C2FFBB
Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette 00ff9c
#00FF9C · #B6FFA1 · #FEFFA7 · #FFE700

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C2FFBB#C1F2B0#C3F2B3#C3F3B6#C4F4A9#B6FFA1#C0EFAE#AEF4B1#BDF1BB#B1F1B2#BBEDAF#B2EFAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCFFAF  ·  #BCFFB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCFFB0?

#BCFFB0 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 255, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFFB0?

#BCFFB0 is RGB 188, 255, 176 — HSL 111°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 31%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCFFB0?

Its complement is #F4B3FF; analogous partners are #E4FFB3 and #B3FFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFFB0 for text?

Black text on #BCFFB0 has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.