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#BCDB9D closest to Basil Smash

#BCDB9D 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, 85.9% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(188, 219, 157)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 46% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 14% black. #BCDB9D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.76:1.

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#BCDB9D color conversion

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Variations of #BCDB9D

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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#BCDB9D 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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#BCDB9D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDB9D 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 #DCD0A0
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D399
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D49B
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD0A0
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3D49F
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BED6CB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCD9B4
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCD4C6

#BCDB9D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#BCDB9D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.76:1 Super#BCDB9D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDB9D in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BCDB9D; }
.background { background-color: #BCDB9D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDB9D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 219 157);
color: hsl(90 46% 74%);
color: oklch(0.853 0.089 129.7);

#BCDB9D FAQ

What color is #BCDB9D?

#BCDB9D 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 #BCDB9D?

#BCDB9D is rgb(188, 219, 157) in RGB, hsl(90, 46%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDB9D?

The complementary color of #BCDB9D is #BC9DDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDB9D?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDB9D: 13.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDB9D a warm or cool color?

#BCDB9D is a cool color.