#BEFE8F Color

#BEFE8F is rgb(190, 254, 143) in RGB, hsl(95, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 44%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), visibly different at ΔE 11.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEFE8F

HEX#BEFE8F

RGBrgb(190, 254, 143)

HSLhsl(95, 98%, 78%)

HSVhsv(95, 44%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 44%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.155 133.2)

LABlab(93.53% -34.69 46.16)

LCHlch(93.53% 57.75 126.92)

What #BEFE8F 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 #BEFE8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.49 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.34 Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.61 Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.59 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 15.43 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 15.93

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

#BEFE8F Channel Values

How #BEFE8F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 254 · B 143	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 95° · S 98% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 95° · S 44% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.18:1 vs white · 17.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEFE8F 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEFE8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEFE8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEFE8F

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 #BEFE8F.

How #BEFE8F 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#BEFE8F

Protanopia#F5F590

Protanomaly#E1F88F

Deuteranopia#EBEB92

Deuteranomaly#DBF391

Tritanopia#CCF4F4

Tritanomaly#C7F8D3

Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #BEFE8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-befe8f: #BEFE8F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEFE8F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-befe8f': '#BEFE8F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.996, blue: 0.561)

Android XML<color name="color_befe8f">#BEFE8F</color>

SVG fillfill="#BEFE8F"

More Green Colors

#BEFE8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BEFE8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEFE8F?

#BEFE8F is a light green — rgb(190, 254, 143) in RGB and hsl(95, 98%, 78%) 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 11.49.

What is the RGB value of #BEFE8F?

#BEFE8F is rgb(190, 254, 143) — red 190, green 254, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEFE8F?

#BEFE8F converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 44%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEFE8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEFE8F scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEFE8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEFE8F 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 13.34, which is visibly different.

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