Recognised as Colour

#BAFF9F

#BAFF9F
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale green

#BAFF9F is a green with RGB values 186, 255, 159 and HSL 103°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BAFF9F#BAFF9F

HEX#BAFF9F

RGBrgb(186, 255, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 1, 0.6235

RGB percentages72.9%, 100%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(103.1, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.1, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK27.1%, 0%, 37.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,135

CSS custom property--colour: #BAFF9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.89:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#450060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBEAA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8F9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 10.4 Light green · ΔE 10.9 Khaki · ΔE 30.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 30.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.2 Yellow green · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E49FFF

Analogous#EAFF9F, #9FFFB4

Triadic#9FBAFF, #FF9FBA

Split complementary#B49FFF, #FF9FEA

Tetradic#9FEAFF, #E49FFF, #FFB49F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFFFD2

Darker −10%#95FF6C

Darker −20%#71FF39

Darker −30%#4CFF06

Darker −40%#3BD200

More saturated +25%#BAFF9F

Less saturated −25%#BFF3AB

Channel breakdown

R186

G255

B159

Red186 (72.9%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue103.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G FF · B 9F

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BaFF9F (chemical formula)

Formula
346.308 g/mol
12 atoms

BaFF9F has a molar mass of 346.308 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ba, 11 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass346.308 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7505796 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7389551 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba39.7%

F60.3%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 39.655%

Fluorine (F × 11)208.978 g/mol, 60.345%

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