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#BEF88C Color

#BEF88C is rgb(190, 248, 140) in RGB, hsl(92, 89%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF88C
HEX#BEF88C
RGBrgb(190, 248, 140)
HSLhsl(92, 89%, 76%)
HSVhsv(92, 44%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.15 131.8)
LABlab(91.84% -32.43 45.50)
LCHlch(91.84% 55.88 125.48)

What #BEF88C 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 #BEF88C, 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.

#BEF88C Channel Values

How #BEF88C 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 248 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 89% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 44% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF88C 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEF88C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF88C; 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 #BEF88C

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 #BEF88C.

How #BEF88C 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#BEF88C
Protanopia#EFEF8C
Protanomaly#DDF38C
Deuteranopia#E7E78F
Deuteranomaly#D8EE8E
Tritanopia#CCEEEE
Tritanomaly#C6F2CE
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEF88C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef88c: #BEF88C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF88C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef88c': '#BEF88C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.973, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_bef88c">#BEF88C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF88C"

More Green Colors

#BEF88C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEF88C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF88C?

#BEF88C is a light green — rgb(190, 248, 140) in RGB and hsl(92, 89%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #BEF88C?

#BEF88C is rgb(190, 248, 140) — red 190, green 248, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF88C?

#BEF88C converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF88C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF88C scores 1.24:1 against white and 17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF88C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF88C 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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