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#BEE48B Color

#BEE48B is rgb(190, 228, 139) in RGB, hsl(86, 62%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE48B
HEX#BEE48B
RGBrgb(190, 228, 139)
HSLhsl(86, 62%, 72%)
HSVhsv(86, 39%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.122 127.6)
LABlab(86.33% -23.83 39.14)
LCHlch(86.33% 45.82 121.34)

What #BEE48B 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 #BEE48B, 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.

#BEE48B Channel Values

How #BEE48B 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 228 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 62% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 39% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE48B 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEE48B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEE48B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE48B; 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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Tints & Shades of #BEE48B

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 #BEE48B.

How #BEE48B 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#BEE48B
Protanopia#DEDE8B
Protanomaly#D2E08B
Deuteranopia#D8D88D
Deuteranomaly#CEDD8C
Tritanopia#C9DBDB
Tritanomaly#C4DFC0
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE48B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee48b: #BEE48B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE48B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee48b': '#BEE48B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.894, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_bee48b">#BEE48B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE48B"

More Green Colors

#BEE48B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE48B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE48B?

#BEE48B is a light green — rgb(190, 228, 139) in RGB and hsl(86, 62%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #BEE48B?

#BEE48B is rgb(190, 228, 139) — red 190, green 228, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE48B?

#BEE48B converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE48B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE48B scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE48B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE48B 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 19.38, which is visibly different.

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