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#BEF05C Color

#BEF05C is rgb(190, 240, 92) in RGB, hsl(80, 83%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 62%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF05C
HEX#BEF05C
RGBrgb(190, 240, 92)
HSLhsl(80, 83%, 65%)
HSVhsv(80, 62%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 62%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.182 125.8)
LABlab(89.19% -32.46 63.66)
LCHlch(89.19% 71.46 117.01)

What #BEF05C 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 #BEF05C, 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.

#BEF05C Channel Values

How #BEF05C 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 240 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 83% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 62% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF05C 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEF05C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF05C; 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 #BEF05C

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 #BEF05C.

How #BEF05C 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#BEF05C
Protanopia#E8E85D
Protanomaly#D9EC5C
Deuteranopia#E1E160
Deuteranomaly#D4E75E
Tritanopia#CDE4E4
Tritanomaly#C7E9BD
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEF05C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef05c: #BEF05C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF05C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef05c': '#BEF05C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.941, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_bef05c">#BEF05C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF05C"

More Green Colors

#BEF05C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEF05C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF05C?

#BEF05C is a light green — rgb(190, 240, 92) in RGB and hsl(80, 83%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #BEF05C?

#BEF05C is rgb(190, 240, 92) — red 190, green 240, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF05C?

#BEF05C converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 62%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF05C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF05C scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF05C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF05C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.59, which is visibly different.

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