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#BAF00A Color

#BAF00A is rgb(186, 240, 10) in RGB, hsl(74, 92%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 96%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF00A
HEX#BAF00A
RGBrgb(186, 240, 10)
HSLhsl(74, 92%, 49%)
HSVhsv(74, 96%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 96%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.22 124.5)
LABlab(88.64% -36.35 83.60)
LCHlch(88.64% 91.16 113.50)

What #BAF00A 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 #BAF00A, 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.

#BAF00A Channel Values

How #BAF00A 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 240 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 92% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 96% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF00A 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF00A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF00A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BAF00A

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 #BAF00A.

How #BAF00A 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#BAF00A
Protanopia#E8E80F
Protanomaly#D7EB0D
Deuteranopia#E0E01F
Deuteranomaly#D2E718
Tritanopia#CCE2E2
Tritanomaly#C5E8B4
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAF00A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf00a: #BAF00A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF00A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf00a': '#BAF00A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.941, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_baf00a">#BAF00A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF00A"

More Green Colors

#BAF00A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAF00A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF00A?

#BAF00A is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 240, 10) in RGB and hsl(74, 92%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #BAF00A?

#BAF00A is rgb(186, 240, 10) — red 186, green 240, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF00A?

#BAF00A converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 96%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF00A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF00A scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF00A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF00A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.13, which is visibly different.

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