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#BFDC93 Color

#BFDC93 is rgb(191, 220, 147) in RGB, hsl(84, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFDC93
HEX#BFDC93
RGBrgb(191, 220, 147)
HSLhsl(84, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(84, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.101 126.1)
LABlab(84.31% -19.09 32.61)
LCHlch(84.31% 37.79 120.34)

What #BFDC93 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 #BFDC93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.4Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.69Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.82Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.8Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.73Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BFDC93 Channel Values

How #BFDC93 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 220 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFDC93 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFDC93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFDC93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFDC93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFDC93
Complementary
#B093DC
Analogous
#DCD593
Analogous
#9ADC93
Triadic
#93BFDC
Triadic
#DC93BF
Split comp.
#939ADC
Split comp.
#D593DC

Tints & Shades of #BFDC93

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

#C8E1A3
#CFE5AE
#D8EABE
#E1EFCD
#EAF4DC
#F1F8E8

Shades

#A8D06D
#93C44A
#79A636
#5D7F29
#41591D
#273611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFDC93.

How #BFDC93 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#BFDC93
Protanopia#D7D793
Protanomaly#CED993
Deuteranopia#D3D394
Deuteranomaly#CBD794
Tritanopia#C8D5D5
Tritanomaly#C4D8BE
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFDC93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfdc93: #BFDC93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFDC93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfdc93': '#BFDC93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.863, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_bfdc93">#BFDC93</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFDC93"

More Green Colors

#BFDC93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFDC93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFDC93?

#BFDC93 is a light green — rgb(191, 220, 147) in RGB and hsl(84, 51%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #BFDC93?

#BFDC93 is rgb(191, 220, 147) — red 191, green 220, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFDC93?

#BFDC93 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFDC93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFDC93 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFDC93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFDC93 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 16, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.