HEX atlas value

#BCD5A5

#BCD5A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 213, 165, HSL 91, 36%, 74%, has luminance 0.61, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BCD5A5 Sample readable text

HEX #BCD5A5

RGB rgb(188, 213, 165)

HSL hsl(91 36% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 23, 16)

Luminance 0.61

Contrast Black 13.2:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-bcd5a5: #BCD5A5;
.background-bcd5a5 { background-color: #BCD5A5; }
.text-bcd5a5 { color: #BCD5A5; }

Luminance0.61

Black text13.2:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BCD5A5","rgb":[188,213,165],"hsl":[91,36,74],"cmyk":[12,0,23,16],"luminance":0.61,"contrast":{"black":13.2,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAF2E3","hex":"#EAF2E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.31,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBE396","hex":"#BBE396","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D4D5A5","hex":"#D4D5A5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.86,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bcd5a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BDA5D5","analogous":["#D4D5A5","#A5D5A6"],"triadic":["#A5BCD5","#D5A5BC"],"tetradic":["#A5D4D5","#BDA5D5","#D5A6A5"],"splitComplementary":["#A6A5D5","#D5A5D4"],"monochromatic":["#EAF2E3","#BCD5A5","#8DB766"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAF2E3","dark":"#8DB766","saturated":"#BBE396","desaturated":"#BCC6B3","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#D0FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":22.360679774997898},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":25.88435821108957},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":29.748949561287034},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":32.863353450309965}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCD5A5

#BCD5A5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BCD5A5 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 188, 213, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 91deg with 36% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.61, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.2:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCD5A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAF2E3#000000 text · best 18.31:1#EAF2E3

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#BBE396#000000 text · best 14.54:1#BBE396

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#D4D5A5#000000 text · best 13.86:1#D4D5A5

Generated Palette

#BCD5A5#BCD5A5

#BDA5D5#BDA5D5

#D4D5A5#D4D5A5

#A5D5A6#A5D5A6

#EAF2E3#EAF2E3

#8DB766#8DB766

Color Harmonies

#BDA5D5#BDA5D5

#D4D5A5#D4D5A5

#A5D5A6#A5D5A6

#A5BCD5#A5BCD5

#D5A5BC#D5A5BC

Variants

#EAF2E3#EAF2E3

#8DB766#8DB766

#BBE396#BBE396

#BCC6B3#BCC6B3

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#D0FFA3#D0FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Travertine#D6C1A3

#BCD5A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCD5A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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