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#BED487 Color

#BED487 is rgb(190, 212, 135) in RGB, hsl(77, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 36%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BED487
HEX#BED487
RGBrgb(190, 212, 135)
HSLhsl(77, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(77, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 36%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.103 121.6)
LABlab(81.91% -16.92 35.54)
LCHlch(81.91% 39.36 115.46)

What #BED487 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 #BED487, 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.

#BED487 Channel Values

How #BED487 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 190 · G 212 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BED487 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BED487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BED487; 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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Tints & Shades of #BED487

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.

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Shades

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How #BED487 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#BED487
Protanopia#D0D087
Protanomaly#C9D287
Deuteranopia#CDCD88
Deuteranomaly#C7D088
Tritanopia#C7CCCC
Tritanomaly#C3CFB5
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BED487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bed487: #BED487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BED487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bed487': '#BED487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.831, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_bed487">#BED487</color>
SVG fillfill="#BED487"

More Green Colors

#BED487 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BED487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BED487?

#BED487 is a light green — rgb(190, 212, 135) in RGB and hsl(77, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #BED487?

#BED487 is rgb(190, 212, 135) — red 190, green 212, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BED487?

#BED487 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 36%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BED487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BED487 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BED487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BED487 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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