Close to Olive Green
#BCC374
#BCC374 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCC374.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.88:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.88:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCC374 as they’d see it.
#BCC374 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BCC374
What color is #BCC374?
#BCC374 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCC374 in RGB?
#BCC374 is rgb(188, 195, 116): 188 red, 195 green, and 116 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCC374 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 0, 41, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCC374?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCC374?
Its complement #BFB5FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.