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#BAED3B Color

#BAED3B is rgb(186, 237, 59) in RGB, hsl(77, 83%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAED3B
HEX#BAED3B
RGBrgb(186, 237, 59)
HSLhsl(77, 83%, 58%)
HSVhsv(77, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 75%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.202 124.8)
LABlab(87.92% -34.15 73.91)
LCHlch(87.92% 81.42 114.80)

What #BAED3B 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 #BAED3B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.44Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.41Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.08Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.94Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 13.56Pear#D1E231ΔE 13.74

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

#BAED3B Channel Values

How #BAED3B 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 237 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 83% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAED3B 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAED3B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAED3B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAED3B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAED3B
Complementary
#6D3BED
Analogous
#EDC63B
Analogous
#62ED3B
Triadic
#3BBAED
Triadic
#ED3BBA
Split comp.
#3B62ED
Split comp.
#C63BED

Tints & Shades of #BAED3B

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

#C4EF57
#CCF26E
#D6F48A
#E0F7A6
#EAF9C2
#F2FCDA

Shades

#ADE916
#95C913
#79A30F
#5E7E0C
#425908
#2A3805

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAED3B.

How #BAED3B 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#BAED3B
Protanopia#E5E53C
Protanomaly#D5E83C
Deuteranopia#DEDE41
Deuteranomaly#D0E43F
Tritanopia#CAE0E0
Tritanomaly#C4E5B5
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAED3B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baed3b: #BAED3B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAED3B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baed3b': '#BAED3B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.929, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_baed3b">#BAED3B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAED3B"

More Green Colors

#BAED3B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAED3B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAED3B?

#BAED3B is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 237, 59) in RGB and hsl(77, 83%, 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #BAED3B?

#BAED3B is rgb(186, 237, 59) — red 186, green 237, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAED3B?

#BAED3B converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 75%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAED3B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAED3B scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAED3B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAED3B 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 13.93, 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.