HEX atlas value

#BADEAF

#BADEAF is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 222, 175, HSL 106, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.6578, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BADEAF Sample readable text

HEX #BADEAF

RGB rgb(186, 222, 175)

HSL hsl(106 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.6578

Contrast Black 14.16:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-badeaf: #BADEAF;
.background-badeaf { background-color: #BADEAF; }
.text-badeaf { color: #BADEAF; }

Luminance0.6578

Black text14.16:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#BADEAF","rgb":[186,222,175],"hsl":[106,42,78],"cmyk":[16,0,21,13],"luminance":0.6578,"contrast":{"black":14.16,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3F9F1","hex":"#F3F9F1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.63,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4EBA3","hex":"#B4EBA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.35,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2DEAF","hex":"#D2DEAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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/badeaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D3AFDE","analogous":["#D2DEAF","#AFDEBC"],"triadic":["#AFBADE","#DEAFBA"],"tetradic":["#AFD2DE","#D3AFDE","#DEBCAF"],"splitComplementary":["#BCAFDE","#DEAFD2"],"monochromatic":["#F3F9F1","#BADEAF","#82C46E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F9F1","dark":"#82C46E","saturated":"#B4EBA3","desaturated":"#C1D2BC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":30.4138126514911},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":33.52610922848042},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":34.95711658589707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BADEAF

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

The RGB channels are 186, 222, and 175, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 42% saturation and 78% 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 0.6578, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.16:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000014.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F9F1#000000 text · best 19.63:1#F3F9F1

#B4EBA3#000000 text · best 15.35:1#B4EBA3

#D2DEAF#000000 text · best 14.81:1#D2DEAF

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

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#BADEAF#BADEAF

#D3AFDE#D3AFDE

#D2DEAF#D2DEAF

#AFDEBC#AFDEBC

#F3F9F1#F3F9F1

#82C46E#82C46E

Color Harmonies

#D3AFDE#D3AFDE

#D2DEAF#D2DEAF

#AFDEBC#AFDEBC

#AFBADE#AFBADE

#DEAFBA#DEAFBA

Variants

#F3F9F1#F3F9F1

#82C46E#82C46E

#B4EBA3#B4EBA3

#C1D2BC#C1D2BC

White#FFFFFF

#C8FFB8#C8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Opal#A8C3BC

#BADEAF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BADEAF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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