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#bfe310

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

RGB
191, 227, 16
HSL
70°, 87%, 48%
CMYK
16, 0, 93, 11
Luminance
0.6605

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bfe310 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bfe310
Hue
70°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
48%
balanced
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6605
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
33/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.21:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue70° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness48%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool33% 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#bfe310
RGBrgb(191, 227, 16)
HSLhsl(70, 87%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 93%, 11%)
LABlab(85.0 -34.4 82.0)
LCHlch(85.0 88.9 112.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.859 0.203 120.6)
Decimal12575504
Display P3color(display-p3 0.749 0.890 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bfe310;
background-color: #bfe310;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bfe310] bg-[#bfe310]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bfe310;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.749, green: 0.890, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bfe310")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBFE310)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 227, 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 #bfe310 · 14.21:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.48:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.21:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bfe310 as text scores 1.48:1 on white and 14.21:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bfe310 on white: 1.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bfe310 on black: 14.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2D500
deuteranopia · #EED532
tritanopia · #CBD6C1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bfe310 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBFDF2
#F7FAE5
#EFF7C4
#E7F896
#DBF462
#CFF02D
#bfe310
#A0BF0D
#80980B
#5D6E0C
#3A4508
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FBFDF2Darkest = 950 · #3A4508
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F7FAE5;
  --brand-200: #EFF7C4;
  --brand-300: #E7F896;
  --brand-400: #DBF462;
  --brand-500: #CFF02D;
  --brand-600: #bfe310;
  --brand-700: #A0BF0D;
  --brand-800: #80980B;
  --brand-900: #5D6E0C;
  --brand-950: #3A4508;
  --brand: #bfe310;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bfe310

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#E5EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8D9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0B1DE8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#647708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#222414
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 #bfe310

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#3410E3
Analogous left#E39D10
Analogous right#56E310
Split-complement 1#1056E3
Split-complement 2#9D10E3
Triadic 1#10BFE3
Triadic 2#E310BF
Tetradic#10E39D

RGB percentages

Red74.9%
Green89.0%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#bfe310 text on a black background

contrast 14.21:1

Card sample

#bfe310 text on a white background

contrast 1.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bfe310;
Background color
Panel with #bfe310 background
background-color: #bfe310;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bfe310;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(191, 227, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(191, 227, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bfe310;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfe310, #32E310);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bfe310

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.

#bfe310 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#bfe310, answered

What color is #bfe310?

#bfe310 is a balanced electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 70° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 48% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bfe310?

rgb(191, 227, 16) — 191 red, 227 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 74.9% / 89% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #bfe310 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6605 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.21:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bfe310?

Black. It scores 14.21:1 against #bfe310, versus 1.48:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bfe310?

#3410E3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1056E3 and #9D10E3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bfe310?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E5EDC0 for borders, #8D9B4B for secondary text, #0B1DE8 as an accent and #647708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E39D10 and #56E310 stays calm, while #3410E3 is the loudest partner.

What is #bfe310 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 0%, 93%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #bfe310 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 33 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E3B910; nudged cooler, #71E50E.

Work with #bfe310 in the Color Lab