Close to Pear
#BCE42E
#BCE42E is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Pear. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 89.4% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 77% saturation and 54% 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 #BCE42E.
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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1.47:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.28:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.47:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.28:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCE42E as they’d see it.
#BCE42E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BCE42E
What color is #BCE42E?
#BCE42E is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Pear. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 89.4% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 77% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCE42E in RGB?
#BCE42E is rgb(188, 228, 46): 188 red, 228 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCE42E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 0, 80, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCE42E?
PANTONE 390 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCE42E?
Its complement #E0CDFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.