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#BAF35E Color

#BAF35E is rgb(186, 243, 94) in RGB, hsl(83, 86%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 61%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF35E
HEX#BAF35E
RGBrgb(186, 243, 94)
HSLhsl(83, 86%, 66%)
HSVhsv(83, 61%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 61%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.186 127.5)
LABlab(89.79% -35.08 63.41)
LCHlch(89.79% 72.46 118.95)

What #BAF35E 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 #BAF35E, 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.

#BAF35E Channel Values

How #BAF35E 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 243 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 86% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 61% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF35E 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 text16.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF35E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF35E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAF35E

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 #BAF35E.

How #BAF35E 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#BAF35E
Protanopia#EBEB5F
Protanomaly#D9EE5E
Deuteranopia#E2E262
Deuteranomaly#D3E961
Tritanopia#CAE7E7
Tritanomaly#C4ECBF
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAF35E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf35e: #BAF35E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF35E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf35e': '#BAF35E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.953, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_baf35e">#BAF35E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF35E"

More Green Colors

#BAF35E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAF35E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF35E?

#BAF35E is a light green — rgb(186, 243, 94) in RGB and hsl(83, 86%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #BAF35E?

#BAF35E is rgb(186, 243, 94) — red 186, green 243, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF35E?

#BAF35E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 61%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF35E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF35E scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF35E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF35E 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 13.36, which is visibly different.

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