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#BFD33C Color

#BFD33C is rgb(191, 211, 60) in RGB, hsl(68, 63%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 72%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFD33C
HEX#BFD33C
RGBrgb(191, 211, 60)
HSLhsl(68, 63%, 53%)
HSVhsv(68, 72%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 72%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.17 116.9)
LABlab(81.05% -20.82 67.45)
LCHlch(81.05% 70.59 107.15)

What #BFD33C 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 #BFD33C, 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.

#BFD33C Channel Values

How #BFD33C 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 211 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 63% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 72% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFD33C 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFD33C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFD33C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFD33C; 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 #BFD33C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFD33C.

How #BFD33C 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#BFD33C
Protanopia#D0D03C
Protanomaly#C9D13C
Deuteranopia#CDCD3E
Deuteranomaly#C7CF3D
Tritanopia#CBC8C8
Tritanomaly#C6CCA2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFD33C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfd33c: #BFD33C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFD33C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfd33c': '#BFD33C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.827, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_bfd33c">#BFD33C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFD33C"

More Green Colors

#BFD33C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFD33C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFD33C?

#BFD33C is a mid-tone green — rgb(191, 211, 60) in RGB and hsl(68, 63%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #BFD33C?

#BFD33C is rgb(191, 211, 60) — red 191, green 211, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFD33C?

#BFD33C converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 72%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFD33C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFD33C scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFD33C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFD33C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.13, which is visibly different.

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