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#BEFD35 Color

#BEFD35 is rgb(190, 253, 53) in RGB, hsl(79, 98%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 79%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEFD35
HEX#BEFD35
RGBrgb(190, 253, 53)
HSLhsl(79, 98%, 60%)
HSVhsv(79, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 79%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.221 126.5)
LABlab(92.61% -39.43 79.82)
LCHlch(92.61% 89.02 116.29)

What #BEFD35 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 #BEFD35, 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.

#BEFD35 Channel Values

How #BEFD35 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 253 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 98% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEFD35 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEFD35 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEFD35

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEFD35; 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 #BEFD35

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEFD35.

How #BEFD35 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#BEFD35
Protanopia#F4F437
Protanomaly#E0F836
Deuteranopia#EBEB3E
Deuteranomaly#DAF23B
Tritanopia#D1EFEF
Tritanomaly#C9F5C1
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEFD35 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-befd35: #BEFD35;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEFD35;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-befd35': '#BEFD35' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.992, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_befd35">#BEFD35</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEFD35"

More Green Colors

#BEFD35 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEFD35 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEFD35?

#BEFD35 is a light green — rgb(190, 253, 53) in RGB and hsl(79, 98%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #BEFD35?

#BEFD35 is rgb(190, 253, 53) — red 190, green 253, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEFD35?

#BEFD35 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 79%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEFD35 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEFD35 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEFD35 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEFD35 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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