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#BAEF6C Color

#BAEF6C is rgb(186, 239, 108) in RGB, hsl(84, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAEF6C
HEX#BAEF6C
RGBrgb(186, 239, 108)
HSLhsl(84, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(84, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.17 127.8)
LABlab(88.79% -32.53 56.44)
LCHlch(88.79% 65.14 119.96)

What #BAEF6C 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 #BAEF6C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 5.47June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.02Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 15Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.14Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 17.74Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 18.46

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

#BAEF6C Channel Values

How #BAEF6C 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 239 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAEF6C 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAEF6C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAEF6C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAEF6C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAEF6C
Complementary
#A06CEF
Analogous
#EFE26C
Analogous
#79EF6C
Triadic
#6CBAEF
Triadic
#EF6CBA
Split comp.
#6C79EF
Split comp.
#E26CEF

Tints & Shades of #BAEF6C

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

#C3F17E
#CEF395
#D6F5A8
#DFF7BA
#E7F9CD
#F2FCE3

Shades

#A7EA43
#94E619
#79BC15
#5C8E10
#41650B
#263C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAEF6C.

How #BAEF6C 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#BAEF6C
Protanopia#E7E76D
Protanomaly#D7EA6C
Deuteranopia#DFDF6F
Deuteranomaly#D1E66E
Tritanopia#C9E4E4
Tritanomaly#C3E8BF
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAEF6C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baef6c: #BAEF6C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAEF6C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baef6c': '#BAEF6C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.937, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_baef6c">#BAEF6C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAEF6C"

More Green Colors

#BAEF6C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAEF6C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAEF6C?

#BAEF6C is a light green — rgb(186, 239, 108) in RGB and hsl(84, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #BAEF6C?

#BAEF6C is rgb(186, 239, 108) — red 186, green 239, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAEF6C?

#BAEF6C converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAEF6C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAEF6C scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAEF6C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAEF6C 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 15.14, 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.