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#BAD09A Color

#BAD09A is rgb(186, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(84, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), visibly different at ΔE 11.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAD09A
HEX#BAD09A
RGBrgb(186, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(84, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(84, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.076 126)
LABlab(80.80% -14.65 24.33)
LCHlch(80.80% 28.40 121.06)

What #BAD09A 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 #BAD09A, 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.

#BAD09A Channel Values

How #BAD09A 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 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAD09A 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAD09A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAD09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAD09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BAD09A

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 #BAD09A.

How #BAD09A 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#BAD09A
Protanopia#CCCC9A
Protanomaly#C5CE9A
Deuteranopia#C9C99B
Deuteranomaly#C3CC9B
Tritanopia#C1CACA
Tritanomaly#BECDB9
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAD09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bad09a: #BAD09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAD09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bad09a': '#BAD09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_bad09a">#BAD09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAD09A"

More Green Colors

#BAD09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAD09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAD09A?

#BAD09A is a light green — rgb(186, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(84, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.21.

What is the RGB value of #BAD09A?

#BAD09A is rgb(186, 208, 154) — red 186, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAD09A?

#BAD09A converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAD09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAD09A scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAD09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAD09A 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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