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#BAEFB8 Color

#BAEFB8 is rgb(186, 239, 184) in RGB, hsl(118, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAEFB8
HEX#BAEFB8
RGBrgb(186, 239, 184)
HSLhsl(118, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(118, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.092 143.9)
LABlab(89.72% -25.29 20.97)
LCHlch(89.72% 32.85 140.33)

What #BAEFB8 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 #BAEFB8, 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.

#BAEFB8 Channel Values

How #BAEFB8 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 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAEFB8 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAEFB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAEFB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAEFB8; 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 #BAEFB8

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 #BAEFB8.

How #BAEFB8 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#BAEFB8
Protanopia#E7E7B8
Protanomaly#D7EAB8
Deuteranopia#DFDFBA
Deuteranomaly#D1E6B9
Tritanopia#C2E9E9
Tritanomaly#BFEBD7
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAEFB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baefb8: #BAEFB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAEFB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baefb8': '#BAEFB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.937, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_baefb8">#BAEFB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAEFB8"

More Green Colors

#BAEFB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAEFB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAEFB8?

#BAEFB8 is a lightest green — rgb(186, 239, 184) in RGB and hsl(118, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #BAEFB8?

#BAEFB8 is rgb(186, 239, 184) — red 186, green 239, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAEFB8?

#BAEFB8 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAEFB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAEFB8 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAEFB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAEFB8 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 18.16, which is visibly different.

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