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#BAFDEC Color

#BAFDEC is rgb(186, 253, 236) in RGB, hsl(165, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAFDEC
HEX#BAFDEC
RGBrgb(186, 253, 236)
HSLhsl(165, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(165, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.071 177.3)
LABlab(94.49% -24.26 1.07)
LCHlch(94.49% 24.28 177.48)

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

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.9Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.05Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.84Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.33Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 11.65Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 12.16

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

#BAFDEC Channel Values

How #BAFDEC 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 253 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAFDEC 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BAFDEC

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

Base
#BAFDEC
Complementary
#FDBACB
Analogous
#BAFDCB
Analogous
#BAECFD
Triadic
#ECBAFD
Triadic
#FDECBA
Split comp.
#FDBAEC
Split comp.
#FDCBBA

Tints & Shades of #BAFDEC

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

#C4FDEF
#C9FDF0
#D2FEF3
#DCFEF6
#E6FEF8
#EBFEFA

Shades

#7EFBDC
#48F9CD
#0DF8BD
#06C192
#048665
#024F3C

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

How #BAFDEC 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#BAFDEC
Protanopia#F3F3EC
Protanomaly#DFF7EC
Deuteranopia#EAEAEE
Deuteranomaly#D8F2ED
Tritanopia#BDFBFB
Tritanomaly#BCFCF5
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAFDEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bafdec: #BAFDEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAFDEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bafdec': '#BAFDEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.992, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bafdec">#BAFDEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAFDEC"

More Green Colors

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

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#BAFDEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAFDEC?

#BAFDEC is a lightest green — rgb(186, 253, 236) in RGB and hsl(165, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.9.

What is the RGB value of #BAFDEC?

#BAFDEC is rgb(186, 253, 236) — red 186, green 253, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAFDEC?

#BAFDEC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAFDEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAFDEC scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAFDEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAFDEC 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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