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#BAC47E Color

#BAC47E is rgb(186, 196, 126) in RGB, hsl(69, 37%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC47E
HEX#BAC47E
RGBrgb(186, 196, 126)
HSLhsl(69, 37%, 63%)
HSVhsv(69, 36%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.093 115.2)
LABlab(77.14% -11.75 33.96)
LCHlch(77.14% 35.93 109.09)

What #BAC47E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAC47E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BAC47E Channel Values

How #BAC47E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 196 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 37% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 36% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC47E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAC47E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC47E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BAC47E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC47E.

How #BAC47E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAC47E
Protanopia#C2C27E
Protanomaly#BFC37E
Deuteranopia#C1C17E
Deuteranomaly#BEC27E
Tritanopia#C1BDBD
Tritanomaly#BEC0A7
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC47E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bac47e: #BAC47E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC47E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac47e': '#BAC47E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.769, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_bac47e">#BAC47E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC47E"

More Green Colors

#BAC47E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC47E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC47E?

#BAC47E is a light green — rgb(186, 196, 126) in RGB and hsl(69, 37%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #BAC47E?

#BAC47E is rgb(186, 196, 126) — red 186, green 196, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC47E?

#BAC47E converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC47E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC47E scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC47E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC47E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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