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#bace67

a balanced, vivid green · warm · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
186, 206, 103
HSL
72°, 51%, 61%
CMYK
10, 0, 50, 19
Luminance
0.5556

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bace67 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bace67
Hue
72°
green
Saturation
51%
vivid
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5556
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.11:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 6.9
Where it sits
Hue72° of 360°
Saturation51%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bace67
RGBrgb(186, 206, 103)
HSLhsl(72, 51%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 19%)
LABlab(79.4 -22.0 48.5)
LCHlch(79.4 53.3 114.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.815 0.131 118.5)
Decimal12242535
Display P3color(display-p3 0.729 0.808 0.404)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bace67;
background-color: #bace67;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bace67] bg-[#bace67]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bace67;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.808, blue: 0.404)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bace67")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBACE67)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(103, 206, 186)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bace67 · 12.11:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.11:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bace67 as text scores 1.73:1 on white and 12.11:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bace67 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bace67 on black: 12.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9C45E
deuteranopia · #D7C56D
tritanopia · #C3C5B6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bace67 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FAF4
#F3F6EA
#E7EDCF
#D8E4AA
#C5D680
#bace67
#A1B93C
#869A32
#6B7B28
#4F5A20
#313814
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9FAF4Darkest = 950 · #313814
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FAF4;
  --brand-100: #F3F6EA;
  --brand-200: #E7EDCF;
  --brand-300: #D8E4AA;
  --brand-400: #C5D680;
  --brand-500: #bace67;
  --brand-600: #A1B93C;
  --brand-700: #869A32;
  --brand-800: #6B7B28;
  --brand-900: #4F5A20;
  --brand-950: #313814;
  --brand: #bace67;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bace67

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E3EBC1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6369D2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#54601F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6F9EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bace67

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7B67CE
Analogous left#CEAF67
Analogous right#86CE67
Split-complement 1#6786CE
Split-complement 2#AF67CE
Triadic 1#67BACE
Triadic 2#CE67BA
Tetradic#67CEAF

RGB percentages

Red72.9%
Green80.8%
Blue40.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow50.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#bace67 text on a black background

contrast 12.11:1

Card sample

#bace67 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bace67;
Background color
Panel with #bace67 background
background-color: #bace67;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bace67;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(186, 206, 103, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(186, 206, 103, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bace67;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bace67, #75CE67);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bace67

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bace67 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bace67, answered

What color is #bace67?

#bace67 is a balanced vivid green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 6.9). It sits at 72° on the hue wheel with 51% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bace67?

rgb(186, 206, 103) — 186 red, 206 green and 103 blue out of 255, or 72.9% / 80.8% / 40.4% by channel.

Is #bace67 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5556 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 12.11:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bace67?

Black. It scores 12.11:1 against #bace67, versus 1.73:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bace67?

#7B67CE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6786CE and #AF67CE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bace67?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E3EBC1 for borders, #8B9B4B for secondary text, #6369D2 as an accent and #54601F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CEAF67 and #86CE67 stays calm, while #7B67CE is the loudest partner.

What is #bace67 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bace67 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CEBC67; nudged cooler, #94D065.

Work with #bace67 in the Color Lab