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#BAE147 Color

#BAE147 is rgb(186, 225, 71) in RGB, hsl(75, 72%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAE147
HEX#BAE147
RGBrgb(186, 225, 71)
HSLhsl(75, 72%, 58%)
HSVhsv(75, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.181 122.6)
LABlab(84.63% -28.58 66.90)
LCHlch(84.63% 72.75 113.13)

What #BAE147 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 #BAE147, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.16Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.21June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.4Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.05Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.76Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.93

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

#BAE147 Channel Values

How #BAE147 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 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 72% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAE147 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 text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAE147 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAE147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAE147; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAE147
Complementary
#6D47E1
Analogous
#E1BA47
Analogous
#6DE147
Triadic
#47BAE1
Triadic
#E147BA
Split comp.
#476DE1
Split comp.
#BA47E1

Tints & Shades of #BAE147

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

#C4E561
#CCE977
#D6ED91
#E0F1AC
#EAF6C6
#F2F9DC

Shades

#ADDB24
#95BD1F
#799A19
#5E7613
#42530E
#2A3509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAE147.

How #BAE147 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#BAE147
Protanopia#DBDB48
Protanomaly#CFDD47
Deuteranopia#D5D54B
Deuteranomaly#CBDA49
Tritanopia#C8D5D5
Tritanomaly#C3DAAE
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAE147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bae147: #BAE147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAE147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bae147': '#BAE147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.882, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_bae147">#BAE147</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAE147"

More Green Colors

#BAE147 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAE147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAE147?

#BAE147 is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 225, 71) in RGB and hsl(75, 72%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.16.

What is the RGB value of #BAE147?

#BAE147 is rgb(186, 225, 71) — red 186, green 225, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAE147?

#BAE147 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAE147 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAE147 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAE147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAE147 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 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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