HEX atlas value

#BAD9A1

#BAD9A1 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 217, 161, HSL 93, 42%, 74%, has luminance 0.6264, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BAD9A1 Sample readable text

HEX #BAD9A1

RGB rgb(186, 217, 161)

HSL hsl(93 42% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 26, 15)

Luminance 0.6264

Contrast Black 13.53:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-bad9a1: #BAD9A1;
.background-bad9a1 { background-color: #BAD9A1; }
.text-bad9a1 { color: #BAD9A1; }

Luminance0.6264

Black text13.53:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#BAD9A1","rgb":[186,217,161],"hsl":[93,42,74],"cmyk":[14,0,26,15],"luminance":0.6264,"contrast":{"black":13.53,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAF3E2","hex":"#EAF3E2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.42,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8E792","hex":"#B8E792","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.88,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6D9A1","hex":"#D6D9A1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.3,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/bad9a1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BFA1D9","analogous":["#D6D9A1","#A1D9A4"],"triadic":["#A1BAD9","#D9A1BA"],"tetradic":["#A1D6D9","#BFA1D9","#D9A4A1"],"splitComplementary":["#A4A1D9","#D9A1D6"],"monochromatic":["#EAF3E2","#BAD9A1","#8ABE60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAF3E2","dark":"#8ABE60","saturated":"#B8E792","desaturated":"#BBCAAF","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#CDFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":21.354156504062622},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":33.71943060017473},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":35.58089374931439}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAD9A1

#BAD9A1 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BAD9A1 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 186, 217, and 161, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 42% saturation and 74% 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 0.6264, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.53:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAD9A1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAF3E2#000000 text · best 18.42:1#EAF3E2

#B8E792#000000 text · best 14.88:1#B8E792

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#D6D9A1#000000 text · best 14.3:1#D6D9A1

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#BAD9A1#BAD9A1

#BFA1D9#BFA1D9

#D6D9A1#D6D9A1

#A1D9A4#A1D9A4

#EAF3E2#EAF3E2

#8ABE60#8ABE60

Color Harmonies

#BFA1D9#BFA1D9

#D6D9A1#D6D9A1

#A1D9A4#A1D9A4

#A1BAD9#A1BAD9

#D9A1BA#D9A1BA

Variants

#EAF3E2#EAF3E2

#8ABE60#8ABE60

#B8E792#B8E792

#BBCAAF#BBCAAF

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#CDFFA3#CDFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pumice#BAC0B4

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#BAD9A1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAD9A1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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