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#BAE3BB Color

#BAE3BB is rgb(186, 227, 187) in RGB, hsl(121, 42%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAE3BB
HEX#BAE3BB
RGBrgb(186, 227, 187)
HSLhsl(121, 42%, 81%)
HSVhsv(121, 18%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.069 145.6)
LABlab(86.51% -19.52 15.01)
LCHlch(86.51% 24.62 142.44)

What #BAE3BB 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 #BAE3BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.41Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.79Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.24Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.8Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.22

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

#BAE3BB Channel Values

How #BAE3BB 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 227 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 42% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 18% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAE3BB 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAE3BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAE3BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAE3BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAE3BB
Complementary
#E3BAE2
Analogous
#CEE3BA
Analogous
#BAE3CF
Triadic
#BBBAE3
Triadic
#E3BBBA
Split comp.
#CFBAE3
Split comp.
#E3BACE

Tints & Shades of #BAE3BB

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

#C1E6C2
#CCEACD
#D4EDD4
#DEF2DF
#E6F5E6
#F1F9F1

Shades

#92D393
#6BC26C
#47AE49
#378638
#265E27
#163617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAE3BB.

How #BAE3BB 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#BAE3BB
Protanopia#DDDDBB
Protanomaly#D0DFBB
Deuteranopia#D7D7BC
Deuteranomaly#CCDCBC
Tritanopia#C0DEDE
Tritanomaly#BDE0D1
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAE3BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bae3bb: #BAE3BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAE3BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bae3bb': '#BAE3BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.890, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_bae3bb">#BAE3BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAE3BB"

More Green Colors

#BAE3BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAE3BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAE3BB?

#BAE3BB is a lightest green — rgb(186, 227, 187) in RGB and hsl(121, 42%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #BAE3BB?

#BAE3BB is rgb(186, 227, 187) — red 186, green 227, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAE3BB?

#BAE3BB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAE3BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAE3BB scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAE3BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAE3BB 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.91, which is visibly different.

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