#BAE162#BAE162
#BAE162 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.160 H 124.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE162 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 225, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 56.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.57, -31.55, 56.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.57, 65.04, 119.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.61% -0.0896 0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.61% 0.16 124) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3797, 65.1710, 21.5307) |
| Luminance | 0.6517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 5.39
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.64
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.10
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 6.20
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.24
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE162 #8962E1
analogous
#E1C862 #BAE162 #7AE162
triadic
#BAE162 #62BAE1 #E162BA
tetradic
#BAE162 #62E1C8 #8962E1 #E1627A
square
#BAE162 #62E1C8 #8962E1 #E1627A
split-complementary
#BAE162 #627AE1 #C862E1
monochromatic
#7FA820 #A3D72F #BAE162 #D1EB95 #E7F5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#BAE162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.03
#BAE162 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE162
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE162 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE162 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.03 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD455
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D36A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2D7C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae162; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 225, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.160 124.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ea93',
500: '#bae162',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae162; $custom-light: #d1ea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae162",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 225,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.425,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85614,
"c": 0.16017,
"h": 124
},
"luminance": 0.65171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE162
secondary
#5E3DAB
accent
#16D04F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14160D
muted
#83847F