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#BAD600 Color

#BAD600 is rgb(186, 214, 0) in RGB, hsl(68, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAD600
HEX#BAD600
RGBrgb(186, 214, 0)
HSLhsl(68, 100%, 42%)
HSVhsv(68, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.194 118.8)
LABlab(81.36% -25.32 79.11)
LCHlch(81.36% 83.06 107.75)

What #BAD600 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 #BAD600, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 5.06Pear#D1E231ΔE 7.5Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.32Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.12Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.12Dandelion#DDF719ΔE 13.73

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

#BAD600 Channel Values

How #BAD600 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 214 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 100% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAD600 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAD600 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAD600

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAD600; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAD600
Complementary
#1D00D6
Analogous
#D68800
Analogous
#4FD600
Triadic
#00BAD6
Triadic
#D600BA
Split comp.
#004FD6
Split comp.
#8800D6

Tints & Shades of #BAD600

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

#DDFF00
#E2FF29
#E8FF52
#EDFF7A
#F3FFA3
#F8FFCC

Shades

#A4BD00
#899E00
#738500
#586600
#424D00
#282E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAD600.

How #BAD600 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#BAD600
Protanopia#D2D203
Protanomaly#C9D302
Deuteranopia#CDCD10
Deuteranomaly#C6D10A
Tritanopia#C8CACA
Tritanomaly#C2CFA0
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAD600 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bad600: #BAD600;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAD600;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bad600': '#BAD600' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.839, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bad600">#BAD600</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAD600"

More Green Colors

#BAD600 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAD600 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAD600?

#BAD600 is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 214, 0) in RGB and hsl(68, 100%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #BAD600?

#BAD600 is rgb(186, 214, 0) — red 186, green 214, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAD600?

#BAD600 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAD600 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAD600 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAD600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAD600 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.23, which is visibly different.

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