HEX atlas value

#BCF698

#BCF698 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 246, 152, HSL 97, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.7887, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BCF698 Sample readable text

HEX #BCF698

RGB rgb(188, 246, 152)

HSL hsl(97 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.7887

Contrast Black 16.77:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-bcf698: #BCF698;
.background-bcf698 { background-color: #BCF698; }
.text-bcf698 { color: #BCF698; }

Luminance0.7887

Black text16.77:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA 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":"#BCF698","rgb":[188,246,152],"hsl":[97,84,78],"cmyk":[24,0,38,4],"luminance":0.7887,"contrast":{"black":16.77,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3FDEC","hex":"#F3FDEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.07,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBF698","hex":"#EBF698","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.17,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BAFF8F","hex":"#BAFF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.79,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bcf698.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D298F6","analogous":["#EBF698","#98F6A3"],"triadic":["#98BCF6","#F698BC"],"tetradic":["#98EBF6","#D298F6","#F6A398"],"splitComplementary":["#A398F6","#F698EB"],"monochromatic":["#F3FDEC","#BCF698","#85EF43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3FDEC","dark":"#85EF43","saturated":"#BAFF8F","desaturated":"#BFEAA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D3FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":35.014282800023196},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":36.345563690772494},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":36.345563690772494},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":37.107950630558946},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":45.43126676640219}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCF698

#BCF698 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BCF698 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 188, 246, and 152, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 84% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7887, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.01, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.77:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCF698 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3FDEC#000000 text · best 20.07:1#F3FDEC

#EBF698#000000 text · best 18.17:1#EBF698

#BAFF8F#000000 text · best 17.79:1#BAFF8F

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Generated Palette

#BCF698#BCF698

#D298F6#D298F6

#EBF698#EBF698

#98F6A3#98F6A3

#F3FDEC#F3FDEC

#85EF43#85EF43

Color Harmonies

#D298F6#D298F6

#EBF698#EBF698

#98F6A3#98F6A3

#98BCF6#98BCF6

#F698BC#F698BC

Variants

#F3FDEC#F3FDEC

#85EF43#85EF43

#BAFF8F#BAFF8F

#BFEAA4#BFEAA4

White#FFFFFF

#D3FFB8#D3FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Light Green#90EE90

#BCF698

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCF698

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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