Haricot Color

#bccf8f

Haricot is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #433070
Complementary Color #a28ecf
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with black)
Haricot Color Sample
Haricot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bccf8f

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Haricot Color. The Green Glow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chinese Leaf (#ccd6b0) for more calm effect. Try Olivine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a28ecf is the best complementary color to Haricot. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bccf8f complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Glade are #cfc28e and #9bcf8e. Thus found on the left and right of #bccf8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yuma and De York colors as they work well with Haricot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Haricot palette consists of #c28ecf and #8e9bcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a28ecf). Try East Side and Polo Blue colors in combination with #bccf8f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bccf8f offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Haricot. Thus Viola and Half Baked giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Haricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Monte Carlo, and Puce split by 90° on the color wheel. #bccf8f square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Haricot tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a28ecf) and two others. The Half Baked is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tan – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ebccf and #cfa28e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bccf8f is made of 35% red, 38% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Haricot has a hue angle of 77.81°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bccf8f is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #bccf8f
RGB Decimal rgb(188,207,143)
RGB Percentage 35%, 38%, 27%
CMYK 7.45, 0, 25.1, 18.82
HSL hsl(77.81,40%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.81,30.92%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.3481,-17.0944,29.7478)
XYZ xyz(48.0098,57.3002,34.5163)
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