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#BFDB9E Color

#BFDB9E is rgb(191, 219, 158) in RGB, hsl(88, 46%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), visibly different at ΔE 10.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFDB9E
HEX#BFDB9E
RGBrgb(191, 219, 158)
HSLhsl(88, 46%, 74%)
HSVhsv(88, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.087 128.1)
LABlab(84.20% -17.50 26.88)
LCHlch(84.20% 32.07 123.07)

What #BFDB9E 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 #BFDB9E, 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.

#BFDB9E Channel Values

How #BFDB9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 46% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFDB9E 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFDB9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFDB9E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFDB9E

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 #BFDB9E.

How #BFDB9E 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#BFDB9E
Protanopia#D7D79E
Protanomaly#CED89E
Deuteranopia#D2D29F
Deuteranomaly#CBD69F
Tritanopia#C6D5D5
Tritanomaly#C4D7C1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFDB9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfdb9e: #BFDB9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFDB9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfdb9e': '#BFDB9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.859, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_bfdb9e">#BFDB9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFDB9E"

More Green Colors

#BFDB9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFDB9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFDB9E?

#BFDB9E is a light green — rgb(191, 219, 158) in RGB and hsl(88, 46%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.08.

What is the RGB value of #BFDB9E?

#BFDB9E is rgb(191, 219, 158) — red 191, green 219, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFDB9E?

#BFDB9E converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFDB9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFDB9E scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFDB9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFDB9E 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 15.16, which is visibly different.

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