#BCD4A7
Closest named color: Ash Gray (#BFC8AD). oklch(84% 0.066 130.6), rgb(188, 212, 167).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (13.11:1).
About this color
#BCD4A7 is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ash Gray (#BFC8AD), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 13.11:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (84%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Ash Gray (#BFC8AD) |
| Black text | 13.11:1 |
| White text | 1.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BCD4A7 |
| RGB | rgb(188, 212, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 34%, 74%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84% 0.066 130.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BCD4A7 | 1.60:1 | Fails | Lc -30.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BCD4A7 | 13.11:1 | AAA | Lc 76.7 | Fine for body text |
| #BCD4A7 text on white | 1.60:1 | Fails | Lc 27.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #BCD4A7 text on black | 13.11:1 | AAA | Lc -75.9 | Fine for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDE0
oklch(93.6% 0.019 133.1)
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Step 200
200
#D1DEC5
oklch(88.4% 0.036 129.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BCD4A7
oklch(84% 0.066 130.6)
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Step 400
400
#8AAE66
oklch(70.7% 0.106 130.4)
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Step 500
500
#6D9939
oklch(63% 0.135 130.3)
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Step 600
600
#54830B
oklch(55.5% 0.147 130.6)
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Step 700
700
#456F00
oklch(49.2% 0.134 130.8)
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Step 800
800
#395B05
oklch(42.9% 0.113 130.6)
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Step 900
900
#314B11
oklch(37.8% 0.089 130.7)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C0C
oklch(27.1% 0.056 130.5)
#BCD4A7 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D9CDA4 | 0.041 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D5CCA9 | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BDD0C8 | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #CCCCCC | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BCD4A7
#BCD4A7
oklch(84% 0.066 130.6)
- #D8BFEB
#D8BFEB
oklch(84% 0.066 310.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BCD4A7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.036
- Light Grey Green #B7E1A1 ΔE 0.039
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.046
- Pale Oak #DBCFB0 ΔE 0.047
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.053
- Greenish Beige #C9D179 ΔE 0.053
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.054
- Tea Green #CAE7B9 ΔE 0.055
Use #BCD4A7 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.