Color

#BDCC9F

Light muted warm green. Nearest reference color: Turquoise green.

RGB

0–255

189

204

159

CMYK

0–100%

7.35%

22.06%

20%

RGB describes how #BDCC9F is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 189, green 204 and blue 159.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 7.35%, magenta 0%, yellow 22.06% and black 20%.

HSL values

H 80° S 30.61% L 71.18%

In the HSL color model, #BDCC9F has a hue of 80°, 30.61% saturation and 71.18% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#BDCC9F is a light, warm green with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #BDCC9F in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #BDCC9F

RGB rgb(189, 204, 159)

HSL hsl(80 30.61% 71.18%)

OKLCH oklch(0.822121 0.062945 122.7572)

CSS --color: #BDCC9F;

Tints of #BDCC9F

Tints are lighter variations of #BDCC9F. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E6F6C8 #DCEBBD #D2E1B3 #C7D6A9 #BDCC9F

Shades of #BDCC9F

Shades are darker variations of #BDCC9F. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#BDCC9F #87956A #546138 #273108 #040700

Tones of #BDCC9F

Tones reduce the chroma of #BDCC9F, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#BDCC9F #BFCBA7 #C0C9AF #C2C7B7 #C3C6BF

Tonal range of #BDCC9F

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #BDCC9F between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E6F6C8 #DCEBBD #D2E1B3 #C7D6A9 #BDCC9F #87956A #546138 #273108 #040700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E6F6C8;
    --color-200: #DCEBBD;
    --color-300: #D2E1B3;
    --color-400: #C7D6A9;
    --color-500: #BDCC9F;
    --color-600: #87956A;
    --color-700: #546138;
    --color-800: #273108;
    --color-900: #040700;
}

Colors that go with #BDCC9F

Color harmonies for #BDCC9F 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.

#BDCC9F #CDBCE7

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#D3C497 #BDCC9F #A7D1B2

Triadic

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

#BDCC9F #A2CAEB #E9B4C1

Split complementary

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

#BDCC9F #B7C3EF #DEB6D7

Tetradic

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

#BDCC9F #95D0DD #CDBCE7 #EBB7AB

CSS gradients with #BDCC9F

These gradients show how #BDCC9F 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.

#BDCC9F #CDD9B7 #DDE5CF #EEF2E7 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BDCC9F, #CDD9B7, #DDE5CF, #EEF2E7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#BDCC9F #808A6B #474E3B #161911 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BDCC9F, #808A6B, #474E3B, #161911, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#BDCC9F #DCC097 #EBB7AB #E5B5CC #CDBCE7

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BDCC9F, #DCC097, #EBB7AB, #E5B5CC, #CDBCE7);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #BDCC9F. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.71:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

12.30:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5651 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #BDCC9F as the background.

background-color: #BDCC9F;
color: #000000;

Using #BDCC9F in design

See how #BDCC9F 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

#BDCC9F used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #BDCC9F to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DCEBBD

#BDCC9F

#273108

Colors similar to #BDCC9F

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #BDCC9F, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#D7E6B8 #A4B286 #B9D088 #C1C8B4 #C5CA9B #B5CEA4 #D1D7A7 #A9C198

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #BDCC9F 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 #D2C69C Deuteranopia #D0C6A1 Tritanopia #C1C7C0

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, #BDCC9F can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 48.8364
Y: 56.5077
Z: 41.1284

CIELAB

L*: 79.9019
a*: -12.8986
b*: 20.7739

OKLab

L: 0.822121
a: -0.034058
b: 0.052935

OKLCH

L: 0.822121
C: 0.062945
H: 122.7572°