HEX atlas value

#BAE2AC

#BAE2AC is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 226, 172, HSL 104, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.6781, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BAE2AC Sample readable text

HEX #BAE2AC

RGB rgb(186, 226, 172)

HSL hsl(104 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.6781

Contrast Black 14.56:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-bae2ac: #BAE2AC;
.background-bae2ac { background-color: #BAE2AC; }
.text-bae2ac { color: #BAE2AC; }

Luminance0.6781

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#BAE2AC","rgb":[186,226,172],"hsl":[104,48,78],"cmyk":[18,0,24,11],"luminance":0.6781,"contrast":{"black":14.56,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3FAF0","hex":"#F3FAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.74,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B5EEA0","hex":"#B5EEA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.7,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5E2AC","hex":"#D5E2AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.3,"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"]},{"name":"#ACE2B9","hex":"#ACE2B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.33,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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/bae2ac.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":"#D3ACE2","analogous":["#D5E2AC","#ACE2B9"],"triadic":["#ACBAE2","#E2ACBA"],"tetradic":["#ACD5E2","#D3ACE2","#E2B9AC"],"splitComplementary":["#B9ACE2","#E2ACD5"],"monochromatic":["#F3FAF0","#BAE2AC","#82CA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3FAF0","dark":"#82CA68","saturated":"#B5EEA0","desaturated":"#C0D5B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CBFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":34.92849839314596},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":37.960505792204614},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":39.25557285278104}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAE2AC

#BAE2AC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BAE2AC is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 186, 226, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 48% 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 0.6781, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAE2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3FAF0#000000 text · best 19.74:1#F3FAF0

#B5EEA0#000000 text · best 15.7:1#B5EEA0

#D5E2AC#000000 text · best 15.3:1#D5E2AC

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

#ACE2B9#000000 text · best 14.33:1#ACE2B9

Generated Palette

#BAE2AC#BAE2AC

#D3ACE2#D3ACE2

#D5E2AC#D5E2AC

#ACE2B9#ACE2B9

#F3FAF0#F3FAF0

#82CA68#82CA68

Color Harmonies

#D3ACE2#D3ACE2

#D5E2AC#D5E2AC

#ACE2B9#ACE2B9

#ACBAE2#ACBAE2

#E2ACBA#E2ACBA

Variants

#F3FAF0#F3FAF0

#82CA68#82CA68

#B5EEA0#B5EEA0

#C0D5B8#C0D5B8

White#FFFFFF

#CBFFB8#CBFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Opal#A8C3BC

#BAE2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAE2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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