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#bfdf70

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

RGB
191, 223, 112
HSL
77°, 63%, 66%
CMYK
14, 0, 50, 13
Luminance
0.6502

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bfdf70 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bfdf70
Hue
77°
green
Saturation
63%
vivid
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6502
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
14.00:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue77° of 360°
Saturation63%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% 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#bfdf70
RGBrgb(191, 223, 112)
HSLhsl(77, 63%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 50%, 13%)
LABlab(84.5 -27.4 50.5)
LCHlch(84.5 57.4 118.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.857 0.143 122.7)
Decimal12574576
Display P3color(display-p3 0.749 0.875 0.439)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bfdf70;
background-color: #bfdf70;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bfdf70] bg-[#bfdf70]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bfdf70;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.749, green: 0.875, blue: 0.439)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bfdf70")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBFDF70)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(112, 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 #bfdf70 · 14.00:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.50:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.00:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bfdf70 as text scores 1.50:1 on white and 14.00:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bfdf70 on white: 1.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bfdf70 on black: 14.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EAD466
deuteranopia · #E6D376
tritanopia · #C7D6C6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bfdf70 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.

#F9FBF4
#F3F7E8
#E6F0CB
#D6EAA3
#bfdf70
#ADD648
#9BC82D
#81A725
#68851E
#4C611A
#303D10
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9FBF4Darkest = 950 · #303D10
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FBF4;
  --brand-100: #F3F7E8;
  --brand-200: #E6F0CB;
  --brand-300: #D6EAA3;
  --brand-400: #bfdf70;
  --brand-500: #ADD648;
  --brand-600: #9BC82D;
  --brand-700: #81A725;
  --brand-800: #68851E;
  --brand-900: #4C611A;
  --brand-950: #303D10;
  --brand: #bfdf70;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bfdf70

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#E0EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#849B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#716DE2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#516817
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6FAEA
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 #bfdf70

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#9070DF
Analogous left#DFC870
Analogous right#88DF70
Split-complement 1#7088DF
Split-complement 2#C870DF
Triadic 1#70BFDF
Triadic 2#DF70BF
Tetradic#70DFC8

RGB percentages

Red74.9%
Green87.5%
Blue43.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow49.8%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bfdf70 text on a black background

contrast 14.00:1

Card sample

#bfdf70 text on a white background

contrast 1.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bfdf70;
Background color
Panel with #bfdf70 background
background-color: #bfdf70;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bfdf70;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(191, 223, 112, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(191, 223, 112, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bfdf70;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdf70, #75DF70);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bfdf70

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.

#bfdf70 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#bfdf70, answered

What color is #bfdf70?

#bfdf70 is a light vivid green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 77° on the hue wheel with 63% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bfdf70?

rgb(191, 223, 112) — 191 red, 223 green and 112 blue out of 255, or 74.9% / 87.5% / 43.9% by channel.

Is #bfdf70 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6502 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.00:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bfdf70?

Black. It scores 14.00:1 against #bfdf70, versus 1.50:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bfdf70?

#9070DF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7088DF and #C870DF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bfdf70?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E0EDC0 for borders, #849B4B for secondary text, #716DE2 as an accent and #516817 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DFC870 and #88DF70 stays calm, while #9070DF is the loudest partner.

What is #bfdf70 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(14%, 0%, 50%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bfdf70 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DFD670; nudged cooler, #96E16E.

Work with #bfdf70 in the Color Lab