Close to Honeydew Green

#BCDE87

#BCDE87 is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 87.1% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCDE87 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BCDE87
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BCDE87?

#BCDE87 is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 87.1% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BCDE87 in RGB?

#BCDE87 is rgb(188, 222, 135): 188 red, 222 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BCDE87 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 39, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BCDE87?

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 #BCDE87?

Its complement #DFC9FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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