#BAE9CD#BAE9CD
#BAE9CD is a very light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.731; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.062 H 158.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 52%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 20%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.51, -20.58, 8.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.51, 22.33, 157.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.34% -0.0576 0.0225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.34% 0.062 158.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4051, 73.1229, 68.6773) |
| Luminance | 0.7312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 5.78
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.51
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 6.69
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 6.73
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 8.57
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE9CD #E9BAD6
analogous
#BFE9BA #BAE9CD #BAE9E4
triadic
#BAE9CD #CDBAE9 #E9CDBA
tetradic
#BAE9CD #BABFE9 #E9BAD6 #E9E4BA
square
#BAE9CD #BABFE9 #E9BAD6 #E9E4BA
split-complementary
#BAE9CD #E4BAE9 #E9BABF
monochromatic
#5DCB8A #8CDAAB #BAE9CD #E8F8EE #E8F8EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#BAE9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.63
#BAE9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE9CD
15.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE9CD | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8E2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0DCCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2E8E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.062 158.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cff0dc',
500: '#bae9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae9cd; $custom-light: #cff0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.255,
"s": 51.648,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8934,
"c": 0.06186,
"h": 158.7
},
"luminance": 0.73125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE9CD
secondary
#C583AA
accent
#2681BF
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FBFEFC
border
#D4D6D5
text
#141615
muted
#838584