#BAF17E Color

#BAF17E is rgb(186, 241, 126) in RGB, hsl(89, 80%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 12.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF17E

HEX#BAF17E

RGBrgb(186, 241, 126)

HSLhsl(89, 80%, 72%)

HSVhsv(89, 48%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.156 130)

LABlab(89.51% -32.05 49.17)

LCHlch(89.51% 58.70 123.10)

What #BAF17E 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 #BAF17E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.44 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.78 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.55 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.87 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.62 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.07

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

#BAF17E Channel Values

How #BAF17E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 241 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 89° · S 80% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 89° · S 48% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 23% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.31:1 vs white · 15.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF17E 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF17E; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BAF17E

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

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How #BAF17E 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#BAF17E

Protanopia#E9E97E

Protanomaly#D8EC7E

Deuteranopia#E1E181

Deuteranomaly#D2E780

Tritanopia#C8E6E6

Tritanomaly#C2EBC5

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #BAF17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf17e: #BAF17E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF17E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf17e': '#BAF17E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.945, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_baf17e">#BAF17E</color>

SVG fillfill="#BAF17E"

More Green Colors

#BAF17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BAF17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF17E?

#BAF17E is a light green — rgb(186, 241, 126) in RGB and hsl(89, 80%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.44.

What is the RGB value of #BAF17E?

#BAF17E is rgb(186, 241, 126) — red 186, green 241, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF17E?

#BAF17E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF17E scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF17E 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 17.07, which is visibly different.

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