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#BDFEAE Color

#BDFEAE is rgb(189, 254, 174) in RGB, hsl(109, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFEAE
HEX#BDFEAE
RGBrgb(189, 254, 174)
HSLhsl(109, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(109, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.124 139.8)
LABlab(93.86% -31.95 31.57)
LCHlch(93.86% 44.92 135.34)

What #BDFEAE 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 #BDFEAE, 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.

#BDFEAE Channel Values

How #BDFEAE 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 189 · G 254 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFEAE 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BDFEAE

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDFEAE

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 #BDFEAE.

How #BDFEAE 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#BDFEAE
Protanopia#F4F4AE
Protanomaly#E0F8AE
Deuteranopia#EBEBB0
Deuteranomaly#DAF3AF
Tritanopia#C9F6F6
Tritanomaly#C4F9DD
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFEAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdfeae: #BDFEAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFEAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdfeae': '#BDFEAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.996, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bdfeae">#BDFEAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFEAE"

More Green Colors

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

#BDFEAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFEAE?

#BDFEAE is a lightest green — rgb(189, 254, 174) in RGB and hsl(109, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #BDFEAE?

#BDFEAE is rgb(189, 254, 174) — red 189, green 254, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFEAE?

#BDFEAE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFEAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFEAE scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFEAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFEAE 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.08, which is visibly different.

Open #BDFEAE in a Tool

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