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#BFEF6B Color

#BFEF6B is rgb(191, 239, 107) in RGB, hsl(82, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFEF6B
HEX#BFEF6B
RGBrgb(191, 239, 107)
HSLhsl(82, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(82, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.168 126.3)
LABlab(89.09% -30.76 57.32)
LCHlch(89.09% 65.06 118.22)

What #BFEF6B 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 #BFEF6B, 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.

#BFEF6B Channel Values

How #BFEF6B 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 239 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFEF6B 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFEF6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFEF6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BFEF6B

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 #BFEF6B.

How #BFEF6B 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#BFEF6B
Protanopia#E8E86C
Protanomaly#D9EB6B
Deuteranopia#E1E16E
Deuteranomaly#D4E76D
Tritanopia#CDE4E4
Tritanomaly#C8E8BF
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFEF6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfef6b: #BFEF6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFEF6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfef6b': '#BFEF6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.937, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_bfef6b">#BFEF6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFEF6B"

More Green Colors

#BFEF6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFEF6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFEF6B?

#BFEF6B is a light green — rgb(191, 239, 107) in RGB and hsl(82, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #BFEF6B?

#BFEF6B is rgb(191, 239, 107) — red 191, green 239, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFEF6B?

#BFEF6B converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFEF6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFEF6B scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFEF6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFEF6B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.04, which is visibly different.

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