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#BFF4AE Color

#BFF4AE is rgb(191, 244, 174) in RGB, hsl(105, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 29%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFF4AE
HEX#BFF4AE
RGBrgb(191, 244, 174)
HSLhsl(105, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(105, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 29%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.108 138.2)
LABlab(91.24% -26.97 28.13)
LCHlch(91.24% 38.97 133.79)

What #BFF4AE 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 #BFF4AE, 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.

#BFF4AE Channel Values

How #BFF4AE 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 244 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFF4AE 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFF4AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFF4AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFF4AE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BFF4AE

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 #BFF4AE.

How #BFF4AE 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#BFF4AE
Protanopia#ECECAE
Protanomaly#DBEFAE
Deuteranopia#E4E4B0
Deuteranomaly#D6EBAF
Tritanopia#C9EDED
Tritanomaly#C5F0D6
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFF4AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bff4ae: #BFF4AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFF4AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bff4ae': '#BFF4AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.957, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bff4ae">#BFF4AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFF4AE"

More Green Colors

#BFF4AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFF4AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFF4AE?

#BFF4AE is a lightest green — rgb(191, 244, 174) in RGB and hsl(105, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #BFF4AE?

#BFF4AE is rgb(191, 244, 174) — red 191, green 244, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFF4AE?

#BFF4AE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 29%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFF4AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFF4AE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFF4AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFF4AE 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 18.64, which is visibly different.

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