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#BEF9CA Color

#BEF9CA is rgb(190, 249, 202) in RGB, hsl(132, 83%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 2%) 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 8.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF9CA
HEX#BEF9CA
RGBrgb(190, 249, 202)
HSLhsl(132, 83%, 86%)
HSVhsv(132, 24%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.087 150.6)
LABlab(92.99% -26.08 16.35)
LCHlch(92.99% 30.78 147.93)

What #BEF9CA 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 #BEF9CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.56Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.33Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.42Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.59Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.17Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.37

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

#BEF9CA Channel Values

How #BEF9CA 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 249 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 83% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 24% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF9CA 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEF9CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEF9CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF9CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEF9CA
Complementary
#F9BEED
Analogous
#CFF9BE
Analogous
#BEF9E7
Triadic
#CABEF9
Triadic
#F9CABE
Split comp.
#E7BEF9
Split comp.
#F9BECF

Tints & Shades of #BEF9CA

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

#C7FAD1
#CCFAD5
#D5FBDD
#DEFCE4
#E8FDEC
#ECFDF0

Shades

#86F49C
#52EF72
#1AEA44
#11B632
#0C7E23
#074B14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEF9CA.

How #BEF9CA 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#BEF9CA
Protanopia#F0F0CA
Protanomaly#DEF4CA
Deuteranopia#E8E8CC
Deuteranomaly#D8EFCB
Tritanopia#C5F4F4
Tritanomaly#C2F6E4
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEF9CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef9ca: #BEF9CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF9CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef9ca': '#BEF9CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.976, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bef9ca">#BEF9CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF9CA"

More Green Colors

#BEF9CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEF9CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF9CA?

#BEF9CA is a lightest green — rgb(190, 249, 202) in RGB and hsl(132, 83%, 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 8.56.

What is the RGB value of #BEF9CA?

#BEF9CA is rgb(190, 249, 202) — red 190, green 249, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF9CA?

#BEF9CA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF9CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF9CA scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF9CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF9CA 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 20.13, which is visibly different.

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