HEX atlas value

#BACE97

#BACE97 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 206, 151, HSL 82, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5682, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BACE97 Sample readable text

HEX #BACE97

RGB rgb(186, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(82 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5682

Contrast Black 12.36:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-bace97: #BACE97;
.background-bace97 { background-color: #BACE97; }
.text-bace97 { color: #BACE97; }

Luminance0.5682

Black text12.36:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BACE97","rgb":[186,206,151],"hsl":[82,36,70],"cmyk":[10,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5682,"contrast":{"black":12.36,"white":1.7}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3EBD5","hex":"#E3EBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BEDF86","hex":"#BEDF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEC797","hex":"#CEC797","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.24,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bace97.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB97CE","analogous":["#CEC797","#9ECE97"],"triadic":["#97BACE","#CE97BA"],"tetradic":["#97CEC7","#AB97CE","#CE979E"],"splitComplementary":["#979ECE","#C797CE"],"monochromatic":["#E3EBD5","#BACE97","#90B159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3EBD5","dark":"#90B159","saturated":"#BEDF86","desaturated":"#B5BDA8","pastel":"#F3F5F0","neon":"#D6FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":29.5296461204668},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.66006535941367}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BACE97

#BACE97 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BACE97 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 186, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5682, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.36:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BACE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3EBD5#000000 text · best 17.11:1#E3EBD5

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#BEDF86#000000 text · best 14.09:1#BEDF86

#CEC797#000000 text · best 12.24:1#CEC797

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Generated Palette

#BACE97#BACE97

#AB97CE#AB97CE

#CEC797#CEC797

#9ECE97#9ECE97

#E3EBD5#E3EBD5

#90B159#90B159

Color Harmonies

#AB97CE#AB97CE

#CEC797#CEC797

#9ECE97#9ECE97

#97BACE#97BACE

#CE97BA#CE97BA

Variants

#E3EBD5#E3EBD5

#90B159#90B159

#BEDF86#BEDF86

#B5BDA8#B5BDA8

#F3F5F0#F3F5F0

#D6FF8F#D6FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Pumice#BAC0B4

Travertine#D6C1A3

Celadon#ACE1AF

#BACE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BACE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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