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#BCDA99 closest to Basil Smash

#BCDA99 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(188, 218, 153)). Its HSL value is 88° hue, 47% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 15% black. #BCDA99 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.63:1.

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Variations of #BCDA99

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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#BCDA99 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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#BCDA99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDA99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCD09C
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D195
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D397
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD09C
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3D39B
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFD4C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCD8B1
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD3C4

#BCDA99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BCDA99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.63:1 Super#BCDA99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDA99 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BCDA99; }
.background { background-color: #BCDA99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDA99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 218 153);
color: hsl(88 47% 73%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.092 128.3);

#BCDA99 FAQ

What color is #BCDA99?

#BCDA99 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Basil Smash. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDA99?

#BCDA99 is rgb(188, 218, 153) in RGB, hsl(88, 47%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDA99?

The complementary color of #BCDA99 is #B799DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDA99?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDA99: 13.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDA99 a warm or cool color?

#BCDA99 is a cool color.