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#BADF86 Color

#BADF86 is rgb(186, 223, 134) in RGB, hsl(85, 58%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BADF86
HEX#BADF86
RGBrgb(186, 223, 134)
HSLhsl(85, 58%, 70%)
HSVhsv(85, 40%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.122 127.2)
LABlab(84.62% -23.52 39.39)
LCHlch(84.62% 45.88 120.85)

What #BADF86 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 #BADF86, 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.

#BADF86 Channel Values

How #BADF86 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 223 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 58% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 40% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BADF86 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BADF86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BADF86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BADF86; 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 #BADF86

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 #BADF86.

How #BADF86 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#BADF86
Protanopia#D9D986
Protanomaly#CEDC86
Deuteranopia#D4D488
Deuteranomaly#CAD887
Tritanopia#C4D6D6
Tritanomaly#C0DABC
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BADF86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-badf86: #BADF86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BADF86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-badf86': '#BADF86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.875, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_badf86">#BADF86</color>
SVG fillfill="#BADF86"

More Green Colors

#BADF86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BADF86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BADF86?

#BADF86 is a light green — rgb(186, 223, 134) in RGB and hsl(85, 58%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #BADF86?

#BADF86 is rgb(186, 223, 134) — red 186, green 223, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BADF86?

#BADF86 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BADF86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BADF86 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BADF86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BADF86 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.73, which is visibly different.

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