#BFF17E Color

#BFF17E is rgb(191, 241, 126) in RGB, hsl(86, 80%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), visibly different at ΔE 11.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFF17E

HEX#BFF17E

RGBrgb(191, 241, 126)

HSLhsl(86, 80%, 72%)

HSVhsv(86, 48%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.153 128.5)

LABlab(89.82% -30.25 49.63)

LCHlch(89.82% 58.13 121.37)

What #BFF17E 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 #BFF17E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.67 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 11.72 Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.64 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.48 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.07 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 15.58

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

#BFF17E Channel Values

How #BFF17E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 241 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 86° · S 80% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 86° · S 48% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.3:1 vs white · 16.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFF17E 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFF17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFF17E; 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 #BFF17E

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 #BFF17E.

How #BFF17E 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#BFF17E

Protanopia#E9E97E

Protanomaly#DAED7E

Deuteranopia#E2E281

Deuteranomaly#D5E880

Tritanopia#CCE6E6

Tritanomaly#C7EBC5

Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFF17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bff17e: #BFF17E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFF17E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bff17e': '#BFF17E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.945, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_bff17e">#BFF17E</color>

SVG fillfill="#BFF17E"

More Green Colors

#BFF17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BFF17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFF17E?

#BFF17E is a light green — rgb(191, 241, 126) in RGB and hsl(86, 80%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.67.

What is the RGB value of #BFF17E?

#BFF17E is rgb(191, 241, 126) — red 191, green 241, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFF17E?

#BFF17E converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFF17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFF17E scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFF17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFF17E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.67, which is visibly different.

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