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#BCDA79 closest to Cool as a Cucumber

#BCDA79 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Cool as a Cucumber. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(188, 218, 121)). Its HSL value is 79° hue, 57% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 15% black. #BCDA79 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.44:1.

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Variations of #BCDA79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCDA79 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCDA79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDA79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0CF7E
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D071
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAD275
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0CF7E
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6D27C
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3D2C3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDD7A0
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAD2BE

#BCDA79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#BCDA79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.44:1 Super#BCDA79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDA79 in CSS

/* Cool as a Cucumber */
.color { color: #BCDA79; }
.background { background-color: #BCDA79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDA79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 218 121);
color: hsl(79 57% 66%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.128 123.2);

#BCDA79 FAQ

What color is #BCDA79?

#BCDA79 is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Cool as a Cucumber. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDA79?

#BCDA79 is rgb(188, 218, 121) in RGB, hsl(79, 57%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 44%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDA79?

The complementary color of #BCDA79 is #9779DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDA79?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDA79: 13.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDA79 a warm or cool color?

#BCDA79 is a cool color.