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#BAE13D Color

#BAE13D is rgb(186, 225, 61) in RGB, hsl(74, 73%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 73%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAE13D
HEX#BAE13D
RGBrgb(186, 225, 61)
HSLhsl(74, 73%, 56%)
HSVhsv(74, 73%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 73%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.187 122.3)
LABlab(84.58% -28.97 70.24)
LCHlch(84.58% 75.98 112.41)

What #BAE13D 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 #BAE13D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.95Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.97Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.36Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.03Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.42Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.58

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

#BAE13D Channel Values

How #BAE13D 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 225 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 73% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 73% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAE13D 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAE13D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAE13D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAE13D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAE13D
Complementary
#633DE1
Analogous
#E1B53D
Analogous
#69E13D
Triadic
#3DBAE1
Triadic
#E13DBA
Split comp.
#3D69E1
Split comp.
#B53DE1

Tints & Shades of #BAE13D

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

#C4E557
#CDE972
#D7ED8C
#E0F1A7
#E9F5C1
#F3F9DC

Shades

#AED822
#91B51C
#789617
#5C7312
#43540D
#273108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAE13D.

How #BAE13D 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#BAE13D
Protanopia#DBDB3E
Protanomaly#CFDD3D
Deuteranopia#D5D542
Deuteranomaly#CBDA40
Tritanopia#C9D5D5
Tritanomaly#C3DAAD
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAE13D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bae13d: #BAE13D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAE13D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bae13d': '#BAE13D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.882, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_bae13d">#BAE13D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAE13D"

More Green Colors

#BAE13D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAE13D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAE13D?

#BAE13D is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 225, 61) in RGB and hsl(74, 73%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.95.

What is the RGB value of #BAE13D?

#BAE13D is rgb(186, 225, 61) — red 186, green 225, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAE13D?

#BAE13D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 73%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAE13D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAE13D scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAE13D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAE13D 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.