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#BAEC3C Color

#BAEC3C is rgb(186, 236, 60) in RGB, hsl(77, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 75%, 7%) 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 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAEC3C
HEX#BAEC3C
RGBrgb(186, 236, 60)
HSLhsl(77, 82%, 58%)
HSVhsv(77, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 75%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.2 124.6)
LABlab(87.65% -33.70 73.37)
LCHlch(87.65% 80.73 114.67)

What #BAEC3C 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 #BAEC3C, 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.

#BAEC3C Channel Values

How #BAEC3C 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 236 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 82% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAEC3C 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAEC3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAEC3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAEC3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BAEC3C

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 #BAEC3C.

How #BAEC3C 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#BAEC3C
Protanopia#E4E43D
Protanomaly#D5E83D
Deuteranopia#DDDD42
Deuteranomaly#D0E340
Tritanopia#CADFDF
Tritanomaly#C4E4B5
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAEC3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baec3c: #BAEC3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAEC3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baec3c': '#BAEC3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.925, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_baec3c">#BAEC3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAEC3C"

More Green Colors

#BAEC3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAEC3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAEC3C?

#BAEC3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 236, 60) in RGB and hsl(77, 82%, 58%) 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 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #BAEC3C?

#BAEC3C is rgb(186, 236, 60) — red 186, green 236, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAEC3C?

#BAEC3C converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 75%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAEC3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAEC3C scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAEC3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAEC3C 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 13.36, which is visibly different.

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