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#BFDB6B Color

#BFDB6B is rgb(191, 219, 107) in RGB, hsl(75, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 51%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFDB6B
HEX#BFDB6B
RGBrgb(191, 219, 107)
HSLhsl(75, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(75, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 51%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.142 121.1)
LABlab(83.58% -21.98 51.07)
LCHlch(83.58% 55.60 113.29)

What #BFDB6B 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 #BFDB6B, 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.

#BFDB6B Channel Values

How #BFDB6B 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 219 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFDB6B 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFDB6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFDB6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFDB6B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BFDB6B

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 #BFDB6B.

How #BFDB6B 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#BFDB6B
Protanopia#D7D76B
Protanomaly#CED86B
Deuteranopia#D2D26D
Deuteranomaly#CBD66C
Tritanopia#CAD1D1
Tritanomaly#C6D5B1
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFDB6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfdb6b: #BFDB6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFDB6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfdb6b': '#BFDB6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.859, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_bfdb6b">#BFDB6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFDB6B"

More Green Colors

#BFDB6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFDB6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFDB6B?

#BFDB6B is a light green — rgb(191, 219, 107) in RGB and hsl(75, 61%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #BFDB6B?

#BFDB6B is rgb(191, 219, 107) — red 191, green 219, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFDB6B?

#BFDB6B converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 51%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFDB6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFDB6B scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFDB6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFDB6B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.85, which is visibly different.

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