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#bfdf5c

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

RGB
191, 223, 92
HSL
75°, 67%, 62%
CMYK
14, 0, 59, 13
Luminance
0.6462

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bfdf5c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bfdf5c
Hue
75°
green
Saturation
67%
vivid
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6462
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
13.92:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue75° of 360°
Saturation67%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% 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#bfdf5c
RGBrgb(191, 223, 92)
HSLhsl(75, 67%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 59%, 13%)
LABlab(84.3 -29.2 59.3)
LCHlch(84.3 66.1 116.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.855 0.161 121.4)
Decimal12574556
Display P3color(display-p3 0.749 0.875 0.361)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bfdf5c;
background-color: #bfdf5c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bfdf5c] bg-[#bfdf5c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bfdf5c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.749, green: 0.875, blue: 0.361)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bfdf5c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBFDF5C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(92, 223, 191)

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 #bfdf5c · 13.92:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.92:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bfdf5c as text scores 1.51:1 on white and 13.92:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bfdf5c on white: 1.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bfdf5c on black: 13.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EBD34D
deuteranopia · #E7D265
tritanopia · #C8D4C3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bfdf5c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FBF3
#F4F8E8
#E8F1CA
#DAEDA1
#bfdf5c
#B5DA43
#A4CD28
#89AB21
#6E881B
#506317
#323E0F
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9FBF3Darkest = 950 · #323E0F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FBF3;
  --brand-100: #F4F8E8;
  --brand-200: #E8F1CA;
  --brand-300: #DAEDA1;
  --brand-400: #bfdf5c;
  --brand-500: #B5DA43;
  --brand-600: #A4CD28;
  --brand-700: #89AB21;
  --brand-800: #6E881B;
  --brand-900: #506317;
  --brand-950: #323E0F;
  --brand: #bfdf5c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bfdf5c

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#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#879B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5859E3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#566B15
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7FBEA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
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 #bfdf5c

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#7C5CDF
Analogous left#DFBE5C
Analogous right#7EDF5C
Split-complement 1#5C7EDF
Split-complement 2#BE5CDF
Triadic 1#5CBFDF
Triadic 2#DF5CBF
Tetradic#5CDFBE

RGB percentages

Red74.9%
Green87.5%
Blue36.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.7%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bfdf5c text on a black background

contrast 13.92:1

Card sample

#bfdf5c text on a white background

contrast 1.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bfdf5c;
Background color
Panel with #bfdf5c background
background-color: #bfdf5c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bfdf5c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(191, 223, 92, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(191, 223, 92, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bfdf5c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdf5c, #68DF5C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bfdf5c

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.

#bfdf5c 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.

#bfdf5c, answered

What color is #bfdf5c?

#bfdf5c is a balanced vivid green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 75° on the hue wheel with 67% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bfdf5c?

rgb(191, 223, 92) — 191 red, 223 green and 92 blue out of 255, or 74.9% / 87.5% / 36.1% by channel.

Is #bfdf5c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6462 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 13.92:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bfdf5c?

Black. It scores 13.92:1 against #bfdf5c, versus 1.51:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bfdf5c?

#7C5CDF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5C7EDF and #BE5CDF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bfdf5c?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #879B4B for secondary text, #5859E3 as an accent and #566B15 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DFBE5C and #7EDF5C stays calm, while #7C5CDF is the loudest partner.

What is #bfdf5c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(14%, 0%, 59%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bfdf5c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DFCF5C; nudged cooler, #8FE15A.

Work with #bfdf5c in the Color Lab