HEX atlas value

#BCFAA8

#BCFAA8 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 250, 168, HSL 105, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.8189, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BCFAA8 Sample readable text

HEX #BCFAA8

RGB rgb(188, 250, 168)

HSL hsl(105 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.8189

Contrast Black 17.38:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-bcfaa8: #BCFAA8;
.background-bcfaa8 { background-color: #BCFAA8; }
.text-bcfaa8 { color: #BCFAA8; }

Luminance0.8189

Black text17.38:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#BCFAA8","rgb":[188,250,168],"hsl":[105,89,82],"cmyk":[25,0,33,2],"luminance":0.8189,"contrast":{"black":17.38,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6FAA8","hex":"#E6FAA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.6,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BAFFA3","hex":"#BAFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.92,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"#A8FABD","hex":"#A8FABD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.07,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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/bcfaa8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E6A8FA","analogous":["#E6FAA8","#A8FABD"],"triadic":["#A8BDFA","#FAA8BD"],"tetradic":["#A8E6FA","#E6A8FA","#FABDA8"],"splitComplementary":["#BDA8FA","#FAA8E6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BCFAA8","#7AF551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#7AF551","saturated":"#BAFFA3","desaturated":"#C2F0B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D9FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.495901363953813},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":35.70714214271425},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.408120990476064},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.408120990476064},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":39.71145930332956}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BCFAA8

#BCFAA8 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BCFAA8 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 188, 250, and 168, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 89% saturation and 82% 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 0.8189, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.50, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.38:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BCFAA8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E6FAA8#000000 text · best 18.6:1#E6FAA8

#BAFFA3#000000 text · best 17.92:1#BAFFA3

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

#A8FABD#000000 text · best 17.07:1#A8FABD

Generated Palette

#BCFAA8#BCFAA8

#E6A8FA#E6A8FA

#E6FAA8#E6FAA8

#A8FABD#A8FABD

White#FFFFFF

#7AF551#7AF551

Color Harmonies

#E6A8FA#E6A8FA

#E6FAA8#E6FAA8

#A8FABD#A8FABD

#A8BDFA#A8BDFA

#FAA8BD#FAA8BD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#7AF551#7AF551

#BAFFA3#BAFFA3

#C2F0B2#C2F0B2

White#FFFFFF

#D9FFCC#D9FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#BCFAA8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BCFAA8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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