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#BAFE01 Color

#BAFE01 is rgb(186, 254, 1) in RGB, hsl(76, 99%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAFE01
HEX#BAFE01
RGBrgb(186, 254, 1)
HSLhsl(76, 99%, 50%)
HSVhsv(76, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.236 126.8)
LABlab(92.56% -42.07 87.14)
LCHlch(92.56% 96.76 115.77)

What #BAFE01 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 #BAFE01, 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.

#BAFE01 Channel Values

How #BAFE01 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 254 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 99% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAFE01 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAFE01 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAFE01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAFE01; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BAFE01

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 #BAFE01.

How #BAFE01 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#BAFE01
Protanopia#F4F408
Protanomaly#DFF805
Deuteranopia#EAEA20
Deuteranomaly#D9F217
Tritanopia#CEEFEF
Tritanomaly#C6F5BF
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAFE01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bafe01: #BAFE01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAFE01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bafe01': '#BAFE01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.996, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_bafe01">#BAFE01</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAFE01"

More Green Colors

#BAFE01 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAFE01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAFE01?

#BAFE01 is a mid-tone green — rgb(186, 254, 1) in RGB and hsl(76, 99%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #BAFE01?

#BAFE01 is rgb(186, 254, 1) — red 186, green 254, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAFE01?

#BAFE01 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAFE01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAFE01 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAFE01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAFE01 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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