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Recognised as Colour

#BAFF8A

  • #BAFF8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BAFF8A is a green with RGB values 186, 255, 138 and HSL 95°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BAFF8A#BAFF8A
HEX#BAFF8A
RGBrgb(186, 255, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 1, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.9%, 100%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(95.4, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.4, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,114
CSS custom property--colour: #BAFF8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#450075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF080no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDEA91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BBF7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 13Light green · ΔE 14.8Yellow green · ΔE 24.6Khaki · ΔE 32.4Medium spring green · ΔE 34.5Green yellow · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8AFF
Analogous#F5FF8A, #8AFF94
Triadic#8ABAFF, #FF8ABA
Split complementary#948AFF, #FF8AF5
Tetradic#8AF5FF, #CF8AFF, #FF948A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FFF0
Lighter +10%#D8FFBD
Darker −10%#9CFF57
Darker −20%#7EFF24
Darker −30%#62F000
Darker −40%#4EBD00
More saturated +25%#BAFF8A
Less saturated −25%#BDF099

Channel breakdown

R186
G255
B138
Red186 (72.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue95.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G FF · B 8A

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