Skip to content

#bcf113

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
188, 241, 19
HSL
74°, 89%, 51%
CMYK
22, 0, 92, 6
Luminance
0.7365

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bcf113 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bcf113
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7365
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.73:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.7
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness51%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bcf113
RGBrgb(188, 241, 19)
HSLhsl(74, 89%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 92%, 6%)
LABlab(88.8 -41.8 84.5)
LCHlch(88.8 94.3 116.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.889 0.219 124.3)
Decimal12382483
Display P3color(display-p3 0.737 0.945 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcf113;
background-color: #bcf113;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcf113] bg-[#bcf113]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcf113;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.945, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcf113")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBCF113)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 241, 188)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bcf113 · 15.73:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bcf113 as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.73:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcf113 on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcf113 on black: 15.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE100
deuteranopia · #F8DE37
tritanopia · #C6E5CD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bcf113 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F5FBE5
#ECF8C4
#E1F995
#D2F660
#C3F22B
#bcf113
#95C10B
#789A09
#576F0B
#374507
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #374507
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F5FBE5;
  --brand-200: #ECF8C4;
  --brand-300: #E1F995;
  --brand-400: #D2F660;
  --brand-500: #C3F22B;
  --brand-600: #bcf113;
  --brand-700: #95C10B;
  --brand-800: #789A09;
  --brand-900: #576F0B;
  --brand-950: #374507;
  --brand: #bcf113;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bcf113

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0E11F6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5D7807
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bcf113

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#4813F1
Analogous left#F1B713
Analogous right#4DF113
Split-complement 1#134DF1
Split-complement 2#B713F1
Triadic 1#13BCF1
Triadic 2#F113BC
Tetradic#13F1B7

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green94.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow92.1%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#bcf113 text on a black background

contrast 15.73:1

Card sample

#bcf113 text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcf113;
Background color
Panel with #bcf113 background
background-color: #bcf113;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcf113;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 241, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 241, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcf113;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf113, #28F113);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcf113

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bcf113 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#bcf113, answered

What color is #bcf113?

#bcf113 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bcf113?

rgb(188, 241, 19) — 188 red, 241 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 73.7% / 94.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #bcf113 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7365 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 15.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bcf113?

Black. It scores 15.73:1 against #bcf113, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bcf113?

#4813F1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #134DF1 and #B713F1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bcf113?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #0E11F6 as an accent and #5D7807 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F1B713 and #4DF113 stays calm, while #4813F1 is the loudest partner.

What is #bcf113 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(22%, 0%, 92%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #bcf113 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F1D513; nudged cooler, #6AF411.

Work with #bcf113 in the Color Lab