HEX atlas value

#BDE7BB

#BDE7BB is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 231, 187, HSL 117, 48%, 82%, has luminance 0.7156, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BDE7BB Sample readable text

HEX #BDE7BB

RGB rgb(189, 231, 187)

HSL hsl(117 48% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 19, 9)

Luminance 0.7156

Contrast Black 15.31:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-bde7bb: #BDE7BB;
.background-bde7bb { background-color: #BDE7BB; }
.text-bde7bb { color: #BDE7BB; }

Luminance0.7156

Black text15.31:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#BDE7BB","rgb":[189,231,187],"hsl":[117,48,82],"cmyk":[18,0,19,9],"luminance":0.7156,"contrast":{"black":15.31,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4F1B1","hex":"#B4F1B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3E7BB","hex":"#D3E7BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.92,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Green 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/bde7bb.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5BBE7","analogous":["#D3E7BB","#BBE7CF"],"triadic":["#BBBDE7","#E7BBBD"],"tetradic":["#BBD3E7","#E5BBE7","#E7CFBB"],"splitComplementary":["#CFBBE7","#E7BBD3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BDE7BB","#7CCF77"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#7CCF77","saturated":"#B4F1B1","desaturated":"#C6DDC5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CFFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":9.38083151964686},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":33.03028912982749},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":35.369478367654786},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":37.3496987939662}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDE7BB

#BDE7BB is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BDE7BB is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 189, 231, and 187, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 48% saturation and 82% 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 0.7156, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.31:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDE7BB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#B4F1B1#000000 text · best 16.16:1#B4F1B1

#D3E7BB#000000 text · best 15.92:1#D3E7BB

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

Generated Palette

#BDE7BB#BDE7BB

#E5BBE7#E5BBE7

#D3E7BB#D3E7BB

#BBE7CF#BBE7CF

White#FFFFFF

#7CCF77#7CCF77

Color Harmonies

#E5BBE7#E5BBE7

#D3E7BB#D3E7BB

#BBE7CF#BBE7CF

#BBBDE7#BBBDE7

#E7BBBD#E7BBBD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#7CCF77#7CCF77

#B4F1B1#B4F1B1

#C6DDC5#C6DDC5

White#FFFFFF

#CFFFCC#CFFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#BDE7BB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDE7BB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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