HEX atlas value

#BDF9CC

#BDF9CC is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 249, 204, HSL 135, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.8293, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#BDF9CC Sample readable text

HEX #BDF9CC

RGB rgb(189, 249, 204)

HSL hsl(135 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 18, 2)

Luminance 0.8293

Contrast Black 17.59:1White 1.19:1

CSS

--color-bdf9cc: #BDF9CC;
.background-bdf9cc { background-color: #BDF9CC; }
.text-bdf9cc { color: #BDF9CC; }

Luminance0.8293

Black text17.59:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA 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":"#BDF9CC","rgb":[189,249,204],"hsl":[135,83,86],"cmyk":[24,0,18,2],"luminance":0.8293,"contrast":{"black":17.59,"white":1.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.19,"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":"#B8FFC9","hex":"#B8FFC9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.19,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEF9EA","hex":"#BEF9EA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Mint adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdf9cc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F9BEEA","analogous":["#CCF9BE","#BEF9EA"],"triadic":["#CCBEF9","#F9CCBE"],"tetradic":["#BECCF9","#F9BEEA","#F9EABE"],"splitComplementary":["#EABEF9","#F9BECC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BDF9CC","#6AF18C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6AF18C","saturated":"#B8FFC9","desaturated":"#C6F1D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFE8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":26.70205984563738},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":38.34057902536163}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDF9CC

#BDF9CC is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #BDF9CC is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 189, 249, and 204, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 135deg with 83% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8293, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.59:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDF9CC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#B8FFC9#000000 text · best 18.19:1#B8FFC9

Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3

#BEF9EA#000000 text · best 17.93:1#BEF9EA

Generated Palette

#BDF9CC#BDF9CC

#F9BEEA#F9BEEA

#CCF9BE#CCF9BE

#BEF9EA#BEF9EA

White#FFFFFF

#6AF18C#6AF18C

Color Harmonies

#F9BEEA#F9BEEA

#CCF9BE#CCF9BE

#BEF9EA#BEF9EA

#CCBEF9#CCBEF9

#F9CCBE#F9CCBE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#6AF18C#6AF18C

#B8FFC9#B8FFC9

#C6F1D0#C6F1D0

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFE8#E0FFE8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

#BDF9CC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDF9CC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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