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#BAFA61 Color

#BAFA61 is rgb(186, 250, 97) in RGB, hsl(85, 94%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 2%) 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 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAFA61
HEX#BAFA61
RGBrgb(186, 250, 97)
HSLhsl(85, 94%, 68%)
HSVhsv(85, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.193 128.9)
LABlab(91.77% -37.79 64.30)
LCHlch(91.77% 74.58 120.44)

What #BAFA61 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 #BAFA61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.12Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.19Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.77June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 17.51Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 17.7French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 17.75

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

#BAFA61 Channel Values

How #BAFA61 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 250 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 94% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAFA61 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAFA61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAFA61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAFA61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAFA61
Complementary
#A161FA
Analogous
#FAED61
Analogous
#6DFA61
Triadic
#61BAFA
Triadic
#FA61BA
Split comp.
#616DFA
Split comp.
#ED61FA

Tints & Shades of #BAFA61

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

#C3FB74
#CEFB8D
#D6FCA1
#DFFDB5
#E7FDC9
#F2FEE1

Shades

#A7F934
#93F708
#79CB06
#5B9905
#416D03
#264002

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAFA61.

How #BAFA61 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#BAFA61
Protanopia#F1F162
Protanomaly#DDF461
Deuteranopia#E7E766
Deuteranomaly#D7EF64
Tritanopia#CBEDED
Tritanomaly#C4F3C5
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAFA61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bafa61: #BAFA61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAFA61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bafa61': '#BAFA61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.980, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bafa61">#BAFA61</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAFA61"

More Green Colors

#BAFA61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAFA61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAFA61?

#BAFA61 is a light green — rgb(186, 250, 97) in RGB and hsl(85, 94%, 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #BAFA61?

#BAFA61 is rgb(186, 250, 97) — red 186, green 250, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAFA61?

#BAFA61 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAFA61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAFA61 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAFA61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAFA61 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 15.77, which is visibly different.

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