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#BEF8CA Color

#BEF8CA is rgb(190, 248, 202) in RGB, hsl(132, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF8CA
HEX#BEF8CA
RGBrgb(190, 248, 202)
HSLhsl(132, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(132, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.086 150.7)
LABlab(92.72% -25.64 15.97)
LCHlch(92.72% 30.21 148.09)

What #BEF8CA 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 #BEF8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.37Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.05Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.11Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.29Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.29Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BEF8CA Channel Values

How #BEF8CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF8CA 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEF8CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEF8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEF8CA
Complementary
#F8BEED
Analogous
#D0F8BE
Analogous
#BEF8E7
Triadic
#CABEF8
Triadic
#F8CABE
Split comp.
#E7BEF8
Split comp.
#F8BED0

Tints & Shades of #BEF8CA

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

#C8F9D2
#CCFAD5
#D5FBDD
#DFFCE4
#E8FDEC
#EDFDF0

Shades

#87F29C
#54ED73
#1DE745
#13B433
#0D7D23
#084A15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEF8CA.

How #BEF8CA 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#BEF8CA
Protanopia#EFEFCA
Protanomaly#DDF3CA
Deuteranopia#E7E7CC
Deuteranomaly#D8EECB
Tritanopia#C5F3F3
Tritanomaly#C2F5E4
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEF8CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef8ca: #BEF8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef8ca': '#BEF8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.973, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bef8ca">#BEF8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF8CA"

More Green Colors

#BEF8CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEF8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF8CA?

#BEF8CA is a lightest green — rgb(190, 248, 202) in RGB and hsl(132, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #BEF8CA?

#BEF8CA is rgb(190, 248, 202) — red 190, green 248, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF8CA?

#BEF8CA converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF8CA scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF8CA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 20.4, which is visibly different.

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