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#BFC398 Color

#BFC398 is rgb(191, 195, 152) in RGB, hsl(66, 26%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), visibly different at ΔE 10.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC398
HEX#BFC398
RGBrgb(191, 195, 152)
HSLhsl(66, 26%, 68%)
HSVhsv(66, 22%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.058 112)
LABlab(77.65% -6.77 21.23)
LCHlch(77.65% 22.28 107.68)

What #BFC398 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 #BFC398, 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.

#BFC398 Channel Values

How #BFC398 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 191 · G 195 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 26% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 22% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC398 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFC398 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFC398

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC398; 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 #BFC398

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 #BFC398.

How #BFC398 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#BFC398
Protanopia#C2C298
Protanomaly#C1C398
Deuteranopia#C2C298
Deuteranomaly#C1C298
Tritanopia#C4BEBE
Tritanomaly#C2C0B0
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC398 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc398: #BFC398;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC398;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc398': '#BFC398' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.765, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc398">#BFC398</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC398"

More Green Colors

#BFC398 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC398 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC398?

#BFC398 is a light green — rgb(191, 195, 152) in RGB and hsl(66, 26%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.02.

What is the RGB value of #BFC398?

#BFC398 is rgb(191, 195, 152) — red 191, green 195, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC398?

#BFC398 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC398 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC398 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC398 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC398 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.33, which is visibly different.

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