HEX atlas value

#BAE085

#BAE085 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 224, 133, HSL 85, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.6544, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BAE085 Sample readable text

HEX #BAE085

RGB rgb(186, 224, 133)

HSL hsl(85 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 41, 12)

Luminance 0.6544

Contrast Black 14.09:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-bae085: #BAE085;
.background-bae085 { background-color: #BAE085; }
.text-bae085 { color: #BAE085; }

Luminance0.6544

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#BAE085","rgb":[186,224,133],"hsl":[85,59,70],"cmyk":[17,0,41,12],"luminance":0.6544,"contrast":{"black":14.09,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3F2CE","hex":"#E3F2CE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.86,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDF075","hex":"#BDF075","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.88,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E0D885","hex":"#E0D885","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.33,"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/bae085.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB85E0","analogous":["#E0D885","#8DE085"],"triadic":["#85BAE0","#E085BA"],"tetradic":["#85E0D8","#AB85E0","#E0858D"],"splitComplementary":["#858DE0","#D885E0"],"monochromatic":["#E3F2CE","#BAE085","#91CD3C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F2CE","dark":"#91CD3C","saturated":"#BDF075","desaturated":"#B7CF96","pastel":"#F3F8ED","neon":"#D0FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":44.28317965096906},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":44.98888751680797},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":45.617978911828175},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":46.95742752749558},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":46.95742752749558}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAE085

#BAE085 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BAE085 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 186, 224, and 133, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 59% 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 0.6544, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAE085 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3F2CE#000000 text · best 17.86:1#E3F2CE

#BDF075#000000 text · best 15.88:1#BDF075

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#E0D885#000000 text · best 14.33:1#E0D885

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#BAE085#BAE085

#AB85E0#AB85E0

#E0D885#E0D885

#8DE085#8DE085

#E3F2CE#E3F2CE

#91CD3C#91CD3C

Color Harmonies

#AB85E0#AB85E0

#E0D885#E0D885

#8DE085#8DE085

#85BAE0#85BAE0

#E085BA#E085BA

Variants

#E3F2CE#E3F2CE

#91CD3C#91CD3C

#BDF075#BDF075

#B7CF96#B7CF96

#F3F8ED#F3F8ED

#D0FF8F#D0FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Willow Green#A8B88F

Light Green#90EE90

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#BAE085

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAE085

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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