#BADFB2

sRGB: 186 / 223 / 178

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Eternal flames disappear into mist

#BADFB2 belongs to the green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 186 red, 223 green and 178 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 109.3° lands in the green region. Its 41.3% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 78.6% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (14.29:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 186, 223, 178
HSL: 109.33°, 41.28%, 78.63%
HSV / HSB: 109.33°, 20.18%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 16.59%, 0.00%, 20.18%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 54.671, 66.428, 52.062
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 85.214, -20.443, 18.125
WCAG relative luminance: 0.66429
24-bit decimal: 12246962

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #BADFB2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 14.29:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.47:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#D7B2DF sits half a turn (180°) from #BADFB2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#BADFB2 #D7B2DF

Analogous

#D1DFB2 and #B2DFC1 sit 30° to either side of #BADFB2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#D1DFB2 #BADFB2 #B2DFC1

Triadic

#BADFB2, #B2BADF and #DFB2BA are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#BADFB2 #B2BADF #DFB2BA

Split complementary

Start at #BADFB2 and look across the wheel. #C0B2DF and #DFB2D1 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#BADFB2 #C0B2DF #DFB2D1

Square

Starting with #BADFB2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #B2D1DF, #D7B2DF, then #DFC0B2. Across the square, #BADFB2 pairs with #D7B2DF, and #B2D1DF with #DFC0B2.

#BADFB2 #B2D1DF #D7B2DF #DFC0B2

Tetradic

#BADFB2 and #D7B2DF are opposites, as are #B2DFD7 and #DFB2BA. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#BADFB2 #B2DFD7 #D7B2DF #DFB2BA

Tints

Mixing #BADFB2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #C8E5C1, keeps 80% of the original. By #F1F9F0, the mixture is 80% white.

#BADFB2 #C8E5C1 #D6ECD1 #E3F2E0 #F1F9F0 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #BADFB2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #95B28E, keeps 80% of the original. By #252D24, the mixture is 80% black.

#BADFB2 #95B28E #70866B #4A5947 #252D24 #000000

Tones

Mixing #BADFB2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #AECCA8, keeps 80% of the original. By #8C938A, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#BADFB2 #AECCA8 #A3B99E #97A694 #8C938A #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#BADFB2

RGB

rgb(186 223 178)

HSL

hsl(109.333 41.284% 78.627%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #BADFB2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#BADFB2 uses 186 red, 223 green and 178 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 72.9%

Green 87.5%

Blue 69.8%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #BADFB2 is 16.6% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 20.2% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 16.6%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 20.2%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BBDDAA. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #BDA in CSS. For a modern design, keep #BADFB2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCC99, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #BBDDAA Nearest web-safe: #CCCC99

Gradient to complement

#BADFB2 #BFD8BA #C4D0C1 #C9C9C9 #CDC1D0 #D2BAD8 #D7B2DF

Color vision previews

Compare how #BADFB2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#E2D7AF

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#DCD3B4

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#B8DCD2

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D5D9B1

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D3D7B3

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BBDDBF

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#D5D5D5

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#C8DAC4

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.49102 G 0.73791 B 0.44520

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.75786 G 0.87019 B 0.71331

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.53485 G 0.72972 B 0.46718

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.316 y 0.384 Y 66.428

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 27.059 M % 12.549 Y % 30.196

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10111010 11011111 10110010