HEX atlas value

#BDF9DC

#BDF9DC is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 249, 220, HSL 151, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.8374, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#BDF9DC Sample readable text

HEX #BDF9DC

RGB rgb(189, 249, 220)

HSL hsl(151 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 12, 2)

Luminance 0.8374

Contrast Black 17.75:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-bdf9dc: #BDF9DC;
.background-bdf9dc { background-color: #BDF9DC; }
.text-bdf9dc { color: #BDF9DC; }

Luminance0.8374

Black text17.75:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#BDF9DC","rgb":[189,249,220],"hsl":[151,83,86],"cmyk":[24,0,12,2],"luminance":0.8374,"contrast":{"black":17.75,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"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":"Duck Egg Blue","hex":"#C3FBF4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8FFDC","hex":"#B8FFDC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Aqua 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/bdf9dc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/duck-egg-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F9BEDA","analogous":["#BEF9BF","#BEF8F9"],"triadic":["#DCBEF9","#F9DCBE"],"tetradic":["#BFBEF9","#F9BEDA","#F8F9BE"],"splitComplementary":["#F9BEF8","#F9BFBE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BDF9DC","#6AF1B0"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6AF1B0","saturated":"#B8FFDC","desaturated":"#C6F1DC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFF0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"duck-egg-blue","name":"Duck Egg Blue","hex":"#C3FBF4","distance":24.819347291981714},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":25.317977802344327}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDF9DC

#BDF9DC is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #BDF9DC is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 189, 249, and 220, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg 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 0.8374, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.75:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDF9DC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Duck Egg Blue#000000 text · best 18.43:1#C3FBF4

#B8FFDC#000000 text · best 18.38:1#B8FFDC

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

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

Generated Palette

#BDF9DC#BDF9DC

#F9BEDA#F9BEDA

#BEF9BF#BEF9BF

#BEF8F9#BEF8F9

White#FFFFFF

#6AF1B0#6AF1B0

Color Harmonies

#F9BEDA#F9BEDA

#BEF9BF#BEF9BF

#BEF8F9#BEF8F9

#DCBEF9#DCBEF9

#F9DCBE#F9DCBE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#6AF1B0#6AF1B0

#B8FFDC#B8FFDC

#C6F1DC#C6F1DC

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFF0#E0FFF0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

#BDF9DC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDF9DC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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