Color

#BCEE1C

Very light vivid warm green. Nearest reference color: Green Lizard.

RGB

0–255

188

238

CMYK

0–100%

21.01%

88.24%

6.67%

RGB describes how #BCEE1C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 188, green 238 and blue 28.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 21.01%, magenta 0%, yellow 88.24% and black 6.67%.

HSL values

H 74.29° S 86.07% L 52.16%

In the HSL color model, #BCEE1C has a hue of 74.29°, 86.07% saturation and 52.16% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#BCEE1C is a very light, warm green with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #BCEE1C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #BCEE1C

RGB rgb(188, 238, 28)

HSL hsl(74.29 86.07% 52.16%)

OKLCH oklch(0.882344 0.213583 123.8393)

CSS --color: #BCEE1C;

Tints of #BCEE1C

Tints are lighter variations of #BCEE1C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#DBFF8F #CDFF43 #C7FA33 #C1F429 #BCEE1C

Shades of #BCEE1C

Shades are darker variations of #BCEE1C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#BCEE1C #87AC00 #556E00 #293600 #040700

Tones of #BCEE1C

Tones reduce the chroma of #BCEE1C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#BCEE1C #C2EA63 #C8E68A #CEE2A9 #D4DCC5

Tonal range of #BCEE1C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #BCEE1C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#DBFF8F #CDFF43 #C7FA33 #C1F429 #BCEE1C #87AC00 #556E00 #293600 #040700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #DBFF8F;
    --color-200: #CDFF43;
    --color-300: #C7FA33;
    --color-400: #C1F429;
    --color-500: #BCEE1C;
    --color-600: #87AC00;
    --color-700: #556E00;
    --color-800: #293600;
    --color-900: #040700;
}

Colors that go with #BCEE1C

Color harmonies for #BCEE1C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#BCEE1C #E2CDFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#FFD51B #BCEE1C #35FF95

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#BCEE1C #B6DEFF #FFC7D3

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#BCEE1C #CCD6FF #FFC1F2

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#BCEE1C #88E9FF #E2CDFF #FFCABD

CSS gradients with #BCEE1C

These gradients show how #BCEE1C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#BCEE1C #CCF475 #DDF8A8 #EEFCD5 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BCEE1C, #CCF475, #DDF8A8, #EEFCD5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#BCEE1C #7FA20F #475C05 #161F01 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BCEE1C, #7FA20F, #475C05, #161F01, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#BCEE1C #FFD083 #FFCABD #FFC4E0 #E2CDFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BCEE1C, #FFD083, #FFCABD, #FFC4E0, #E2CDFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #BCEE1C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.36:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

15.38:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7192 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #BCEE1C as the background.

background-color: #BCEE1C;
color: #000000;

Using #BCEE1C in design

See how #BCEE1C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#BCEE1C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #BCEE1C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CDFF43

#BCEE1C

#293600

Colors similar to #BCEE1C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #BCEE1C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#E4FFB2 #A5D200 #BBEE00 #C0EB58 #D8E500 #9BF551 #E5F300 #8EE840

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #BCEE1C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #FCDE00 Deuteranopia #F6DC3A Tritanopia #C6E2CB

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #BCEE1C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 51.5239
Y: 71.9238
Z: 12.2666

CIELAB

L*: 87.9319
a*: -40.2955
b*: 82.5986

OKLab

L: 0.882344
a: -0.118937
b: 0.177403

OKLCH

L: 0.882344
C: 0.213583
H: 123.8393°