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#BAC66C Color

#BAC66C is rgb(186, 198, 108) in RGB, hsl(68, 44%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 45%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC66C
HEX#BAC66C
RGBrgb(186, 198, 108)
HSLhsl(68, 44%, 60%)
HSVhsv(68, 45%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 45%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.115 115.3)
LABlab(77.47% -14.18 43.32)
LCHlch(77.47% 45.58 108.13)

What #BAC66C 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 #BAC66C, 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.

#BAC66C Channel Values

How #BAC66C 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 198 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 44% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 45% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC66C 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAC66C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC66C; 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 #BAC66C

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC66C.

How #BAC66C 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#BAC66C
Protanopia#C4C46C
Protanomaly#C0C56C
Deuteranopia#C2C26D
Deuteranomaly#BFC46C
Tritanopia#C3BEBE
Tritanomaly#BFC1A3
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC66C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac66c: #BAC66C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC66C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac66c': '#BAC66C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.776, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_bac66c">#BAC66C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC66C"

More Green Colors

#BAC66C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC66C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC66C?

#BAC66C is a light green — rgb(186, 198, 108) in RGB and hsl(68, 44%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #BAC66C?

#BAC66C is rgb(186, 198, 108) — red 186, green 198, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC66C?

#BAC66C converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 45%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC66C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC66C scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC66C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC66C 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 10.05, which is visibly different.

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