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#BADD5A Color

#BADD5A is rgb(186, 221, 90) in RGB, hsl(76, 66%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 59%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BADD5A
HEX#BADD5A
RGBrgb(186, 221, 90)
HSLhsl(76, 66%, 61%)
HSVhsv(76, 59%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 59%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.162 122.5)
LABlab(83.64% -25.87 58.49)
LCHlch(83.64% 63.95 113.86)

What #BADD5A 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 #BADD5A, 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.

#BADD5A Channel Values

How #BADD5A 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 221 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 66% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 59% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BADD5A 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BADD5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BADD5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BADD5A; 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 #BADD5A

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 #BADD5A.

How #BADD5A 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#BADD5A
Protanopia#D8D85A
Protanomaly#CCDA5A
Deuteranopia#D2D25D
Deuteranomaly#C9D75C
Tritanopia#C7D2D2
Tritanomaly#C2D7AF
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BADD5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-badd5a: #BADD5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BADD5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-badd5a': '#BADD5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.867, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_badd5a">#BADD5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BADD5A"

More Green Colors

#BADD5A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BADD5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BADD5A?

#BADD5A is a light green — rgb(186, 221, 90) in RGB and hsl(76, 66%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.5.

What is the RGB value of #BADD5A?

#BADD5A is rgb(186, 221, 90) — red 186, green 221, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BADD5A?

#BADD5A converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 59%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BADD5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BADD5A scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BADD5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BADD5A 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 12.26, which is visibly different.

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