What color is #BAD284?

#BAD284 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD284?

The RGB value is 186, 210, 132: 186 red, 210 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD284?

The complementary color is #9C84D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD284 color

#BAD284 rgb(186, 210, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD284 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82.4% green and 51.8% blue (186, 210, 132).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#BAD284 color codes

HEX	`#BAD284`
RGB	`rgb(186, 210, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.85, -20.78, 36.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.85, 41.6, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.461, 58.198, 30.558)`
Decimal	`12243588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD284, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAD284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAD284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad284; }
.text { color: #bad284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 210 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad284, #93d284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BAD284?: #BAD284 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD284?: The RGB value is 186, 210, 132: 186 red, 210 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD284?: The complementary color is #9C84D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.