HEX atlas value

#BAE199

#BAE199 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 225, 153, HSL 93, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6659, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BAE199 Sample readable text

HEX #BAE199

RGB rgb(186, 225, 153)

HSL hsl(93 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6659

Contrast Black 14.32:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-bae199: #BAE199;
.background-bae199 { background-color: #BAE199; }
.text-bae199 { color: #BAE199; }

Luminance0.6659

Black text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#BAE199","rgb":[186,225,153],"hsl":[93,55,74],"cmyk":[17,0,32,12],"luminance":0.6659,"contrast":{"black":14.32,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9F6DF","hex":"#E9F6DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.71,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8F08A","hex":"#B8F08A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.87,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEE198","hex":"#DEE198","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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"]}]

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/bae199.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":"#C098E1","analogous":["#DEE198","#98E19C"],"triadic":["#98B9E1","#E198B9"],"tetradic":["#98DEE1","#C098E1","#E19C98"],"splitComplementary":["#9C98E1","#E198DE"],"monochromatic":["#E9F6DF","#BAE199","#89CD51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9F6DF","dark":"#89CD51","saturated":"#B8F08A","desaturated":"#BBD3A7","pastel":"#FCFDFB","neon":"#CDFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":26.076809620810597},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":42.638011210655684},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":42.731721238442994},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":42.81354925721529}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAE199

#BAE199 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BAE199 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 186, 225, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 55% 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 0.6659, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAE199 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9F6DF#000000 text · best 18.71:1#E9F6DF

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#B8F08A#000000 text · best 15.87:1#B8F08A

#DEE198#000000 text · best 15.33:1#DEE198

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

Generated Palette

#BAE199#BAE199

#C098E1#C098E1

#DEE198#DEE198

#98E19C#98E19C

#E9F6DF#E9F6DF

#89CD51#89CD51

Color Harmonies

#C098E1#C098E1

#DEE198#DEE198

#98E19C#98E19C

#98B9E1#98B9E1

#E198B9#E198B9

Variants

#E9F6DF#E9F6DF

#89CD51#89CD51

#B8F08A#B8F08A

#BBD3A7#BBD3A7

#FCFDFB#FCFDFB

#CDFFA3#CDFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pumice#BAC0B4

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Mint Green#98FB98

#BAE199

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAE199

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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