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#BFD9CF Color

#BFD9CF is rgb(191, 217, 207) in RGB, hsl(157, 25%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFD9CF
HEX#BFD9CF
RGBrgb(191, 217, 207)
HSLhsl(157, 25%, 80%)
HSVhsv(157, 12%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.031 170.4)
LABlab(84.54% -10.42 1.86)
LCHlch(84.54% 10.58 169.89)

What #BFD9CF 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 #BFD9CF, 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.

#BFD9CF Channel Values

How #BFD9CF 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 217 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 25% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 12% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFD9CF 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFD9CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFD9CF; 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 #BFD9CF

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 #BFD9CF.

How #BFD9CF 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#BFD9CF
Protanopia#D5D5CF
Protanomaly#CCD7CF
Deuteranopia#D1D1D0
Deuteranomaly#CAD4CF
Tritanopia#C0D8D8
Tritanomaly#C0D8D4
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #BFD9CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfd9cf: #BFD9CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFD9CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfd9cf': '#BFD9CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.851, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bfd9cf">#BFD9CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFD9CF"

More Green Colors

#BFD9CF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFD9CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFD9CF?

#BFD9CF is a lightest green — rgb(191, 217, 207) in RGB and hsl(157, 25%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #BFD9CF?

#BFD9CF is rgb(191, 217, 207) — red 191, green 217, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFD9CF?

#BFD9CF converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFD9CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFD9CF scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFD9CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFD9CF 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, which is visibly different.

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