Light green

#bcd79e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light green is a light green that feels open. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #bcd79e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcd79e

RGB188, 215, 158

HSL88, 42%, 73%

HSV88, 27%, 84%

CMYK13%, 0%, 27%, 16%

Lab82.79, -18.94, 25.23

XYZ51.21, 61.76, 41.57

Decimal12375966

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone578 C

Shades of light green

#abcd86 #9bc36e #8ab955 #79a745 #678f3b #567731 #445e27 #33461d #212e13 #101609

Tints of light green

#c2daa6 #c8deaf #cde1b7 #d3e5c0 #d9e8c8 #dfecd1 #e5efd9 #ebf3e1 #f0f6ea #f6faf2

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#b99ed7 Analogous#d7d69e Analogous#a0d79e Triadic#9ebcd7 Triadic#d79ebc Split complementary#9e9fd7 Split complementary#d69ed7

Light green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 27, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcd79e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 27 16

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 29 22

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #bcd79e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcd79e; }
.text { color: #bcd79e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd79e; }

How light green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcd79e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcd79e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcd79e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcd79e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bcd79e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.