HEX atlas value

#BADB4D

#BADB4D is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 219, 77, HSL 74, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.6164, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BADB4D Sample readable text

HEX #BADB4D

RGB rgb(186, 219, 77)

HSL hsl(74 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.6164

Contrast Black 13.33:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-badb4d: #BADB4D;
.background-badb4d { background-color: #BADB4D; }
.text-badb4d { color: #BADB4D; }

Luminance0.6164

Black text13.33:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#BADB4D","rgb":[186,219,77],"hsl":[74,66,58],"cmyk":[15,0,65,14],"luminance":0.6164,"contrast":{"black":13.33,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C6F236","hex":"#C6F236","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7EA99","hex":"#D7EA99","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.12,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#73DB4D","hex":"#73DB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.97,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pear 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/badb4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E4DDB","analogous":["#DBB54D","#73DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DBADB","#DB4DBA"],"tetradic":["#4DDBB5","#6E4DDB","#DB4D73"],"splitComplementary":["#4D73DB","#B54DDB"],"monochromatic":["#D7EA99","#BADB4D","#8AA923"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D7EA99","dark":"#8AA923","saturated":"#C6F236","desaturated":"#ADC365","pastel":"#DFEABE","neon":"#D7FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":36.90528417449187},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":44.14748010928823},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":46.95742752749558},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":47},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.391982444291145}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BADB4D

#BADB4D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BADB4D is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 186, 219, and 77, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 66% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.6164, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.33:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BADB4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C6F236#000000 text · best 16.16:1#C6F236

#D7EA99#000000 text · best 16.12:1#D7EA99

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#73DB4D#000000 text · best 11.97:1#73DB4D

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Generated Palette

#BADB4D#BADB4D

#6E4DDB#6E4DDB

#DBB54D#DBB54D

#73DB4D#73DB4D

#D7EA99#D7EA99

#8AA923#8AA923

Color Harmonies

#6E4DDB#6E4DDB

#DBB54D#DBB54D

#73DB4D#73DB4D

#4DBADB#4DBADB

#DB4DBA#DB4DBA

Variants

#D7EA99#D7EA99

#8AA923#8AA923

#C6F236#C6F236

#ADC365#ADC365

#DFEABE#DFEABE

#D7FF52#D7FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

#BADB4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BADB4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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