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#BED57C Color

#BED57C is rgb(190, 213, 124) in RGB, hsl(76, 51%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 42%, 16%) 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 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BED57C
HEX#BED57C
RGBrgb(190, 213, 124)
HSLhsl(76, 51%, 66%)
HSVhsv(76, 42%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 42%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.117 120.8)
LABlab(82.04% -18.35 41.16)
LCHlch(82.04% 45.06 114.02)

What #BED57C 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 #BED57C, 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.

#BED57C Channel Values

How #BED57C 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 213 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 51% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 42% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BED57C 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 text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BED57C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BED57C; 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 #BED57C

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BED57C.

How #BED57C 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#BED57C
Protanopia#D1D17C
Protanomaly#CAD37C
Deuteranopia#CECE7D
Deuteranomaly#C8D17D
Tritanopia#C7CCCC
Tritanomaly#C4D0B2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BED57C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bed57c: #BED57C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BED57C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bed57c': '#BED57C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.835, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_bed57c">#BED57C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BED57C"

More Green Colors

#BED57C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BED57C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BED57C?

#BED57C is a light green — rgb(190, 213, 124) in RGB and hsl(76, 51%, 66%) 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 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #BED57C?

#BED57C is rgb(190, 213, 124) — red 190, green 213, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BED57C?

#BED57C converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 42%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BED57C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BED57C scores 1.62:1 against white and 13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BED57C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BED57C 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 15.2, which is visibly different.

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