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#BAD5AE Color

#BAD5AE is rgb(186, 213, 174) in RGB, hsl(102, 32%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAD5AE
HEX#BAD5AE
RGBrgb(186, 213, 174)
HSLhsl(102, 32%, 76%)
HSVhsv(102, 18%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.06 136)
LABlab(82.48% -14.68 16.21)
LCHlch(82.48% 21.86 132.17)

What #BAD5AE 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 #BAD5AE, 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.

#BAD5AE Channel Values

How #BAD5AE 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 213 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 32% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 18% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAD5AE 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAD5AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAD5AE; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #BAD5AE

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 #BAD5AE.

How #BAD5AE 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#BAD5AE
Protanopia#D1D1AE
Protanomaly#C8D2AE
Deuteranopia#CDCDAF
Deuteranomaly#C5D0AF
Tritanopia#BFD1D1
Tritanomaly#BDD2C4
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAD5AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bad5ae: #BAD5AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAD5AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bad5ae': '#BAD5AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.835, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bad5ae">#BAD5AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAD5AE"

More Green Colors

#BAD5AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAD5AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAD5AE?

#BAD5AE is a light green — rgb(186, 213, 174) in RGB and hsl(102, 32%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #BAD5AE?

#BAD5AE is rgb(186, 213, 174) — red 186, green 213, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAD5AE?

#BAD5AE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAD5AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAD5AE scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAD5AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAD5AE 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 12.91, which is visibly different.

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