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#BFC86A Color

#BFC86A is rgb(191, 200, 106) in RGB, hsl(66, 46%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 47%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC86A
HEX#BFC86A
RGBrgb(191, 200, 106)
HSLhsl(66, 46%, 60%)
HSVhsv(66, 47%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 47%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.119 113.6)
LABlab(78.39% -13.28 45.49)
LCHlch(78.39% 47.38 106.27)

What #BFC86A 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 #BFC86A, 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.

#BFC86A Channel Values

How #BFC86A 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 200 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 46% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 47% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC86A 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFC86A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC86A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFC86A

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 #BFC86A.

How #BFC86A 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#BFC86A
Protanopia#C7C76A
Protanomaly#C4C76A
Deuteranopia#C5C56B
Deuteranomaly#C3C66A
Tritanopia#C8BFBF
Tritanomaly#C4C3A4
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC86A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc86a: #BFC86A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC86A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc86a': '#BFC86A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.784, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc86a">#BFC86A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC86A"

More Green Colors

#BFC86A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC86A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC86A?

#BFC86A is a light green — rgb(191, 200, 106) in RGB and hsl(66, 46%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #BFC86A?

#BFC86A is rgb(191, 200, 106) — red 191, green 200, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC86A?

#BFC86A converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 47%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC86A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC86A scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC86A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC86A 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.8, which is visibly different.

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