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#BACE73 Color

#BACE73 is rgb(186, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(73, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BACE73
HEX#BACE73
RGBrgb(186, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(73, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(73, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.119 119.3)
LABlab(79.73% -17.39 42.65)
LCHlch(79.73% 46.06 112.18)

What #BACE73 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 #BACE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 5.91Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.11Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.82Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 12.28Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 13.5Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.61

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

#BACE73 Channel Values

How #BACE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BACE73 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BACE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BACE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BACE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BACE73
Complementary
#8773CE
Analogous
#CEB473
Analogous
#8DCE73
Triadic
#73BACE
Triadic
#CE73BA
Split comp.
#738DCE
Split comp.
#B473CE

Tints & Shades of #BACE73

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

#C4D586
#CDDB99
#D6E2AC
#DFE8BF
#E9EFD2
#F2F6E5

Shades

#ABC355
#95AE3D
#7B8F32
#5E6D26
#444F1C
#272D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BACE73.

How #BACE73 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#BACE73
Protanopia#CBCB73
Protanomaly#C4CC73
Deuteranopia#C8C874
Deuteranomaly#C2CA74
Tritanopia#C3C5C5
Tritanomaly#C0C9AB
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BACE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bace73: #BACE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BACE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bace73': '#BACE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_bace73">#BACE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#BACE73"

More Green Colors

#BACE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BACE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BACE73?

#BACE73 is a light green — rgb(186, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(73, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #BACE73?

#BACE73 is rgb(186, 206, 115) — red 186, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BACE73?

#BACE73 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BACE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BACE73 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BACE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BACE73 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 13.5, which is visibly different.

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