Close to Pistachio
#BCD883
#BCD883 is a light, rich green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 52% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCD883.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.29:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.29:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCD883 as they’d see it.
#BCD883 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 #BCD883
What color is #BCD883?
#BCD883 is a light, rich green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 52% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCD883 in RGB?
#BCD883 is rgb(188, 216, 131): 188 red, 216 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCD883 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 39, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCD883?
PANTONE 365 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCD883?
Its complement #D9C4FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.