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#BFE8C9 Color

#BFE8C9 is rgb(191, 232, 201) in RGB, hsl(135, 47%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFE8C9
HEX#BFE8C9
RGBrgb(191, 232, 201)
HSLhsl(135, 47%, 83%)
HSVhsv(135, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.06 152.5)
LABlab(88.44% -18.26 10.52)
LCHlch(88.44% 21.07 150.05)

What #BFE8C9 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 #BFE8C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.84Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.17Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.7Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.71Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.09Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.2

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

#BFE8C9 Channel Values

How #BFE8C9 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 232 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 47% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFE8C9 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFE8C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFE8C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFE8C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFE8C9
Complementary
#E8BFDE
Analogous
#C9E8BF
Analogous
#BFE8DE
Triadic
#C9BFE8
Triadic
#E8C9BF
Split comp.
#DEBFE8
Split comp.
#E8BFC9

Tints & Shades of #BFE8C9

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

#C7EBD0
#CEEDD6
#D6F0DC
#E1F4E6
#E9F7EC
#F0FAF2

Shades

#96D9A7
#69C981
#42B860
#338E4A
#246535
#14381D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFE8C9.

How #BFE8C9 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#BFE8C9
Protanopia#E2E2C9
Protanomaly#D5E4C9
Deuteranopia#DCDCCA
Deuteranomaly#D1E1CA
Tritanopia#C4E4E4
Tritanomaly#C2E6DA
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFE8C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfe8c9: #BFE8C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFE8C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfe8c9': '#BFE8C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.910, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_bfe8c9">#BFE8C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFE8C9"

More Green Colors

#BFE8C9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFE8C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFE8C9?

#BFE8C9 is a lightest green — rgb(191, 232, 201) in RGB and hsl(135, 47%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #BFE8C9?

#BFE8C9 is rgb(191, 232, 201) — red 191, green 232, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFE8C9?

#BFE8C9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFE8C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFE8C9 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFE8C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFE8C9 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 15.93, which is visibly different.

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