HEX atlas value

#BEF8AB

#BEF8AB is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 248, 171, HSL 105, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8102, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BEF8AB Sample readable text

HEX #BEF8AB

RGB rgb(190, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(105 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8102

Contrast Black 17.2:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-bef8ab: #BEF8AB;
.background-bef8ab { background-color: #BEF8AB; }
.text-bef8ab { color: #BEF8AB; }

Luminance0.8102

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#BEF8AB","rgb":[190,248,171],"hsl":[105,85,82],"cmyk":[23,0,31,3],"luminance":0.8102,"contrast":{"black":17.2,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"#E5F8AA","hex":"#E5F8AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.34,"contrastWhite":1.15,"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":"#BAFFA3","hex":"#BAFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.92,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AAF8BE","hex":"#AAF8BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.88,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bef8ab.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/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5AAF8","analogous":["#E5F8AA","#AAF8BE"],"triadic":["#AABEF8","#F8AABE"],"tetradic":["#AAE5F8","#E5AAF8","#F8BEAA"],"splitComplementary":["#BEAAF8","#F8AAE5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BEF8AB","#7CF155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#7CF155","saturated":"#BAFFA3","desaturated":"#C3EEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D9FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.96873472629156},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":40.36087214122113},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":42.59107887809371},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":42.59107887809371}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BEF8AB

#BEF8AB is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BEF8AB is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 190, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 85% saturation and 82% 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 0.8102, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BEF8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E5F8AA#000000 text · best 18.34:1#E5F8AA

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

#BAFFA3#000000 text · best 17.92:1#BAFFA3

#AAF8BE#000000 text · best 16.88:1#AAF8BE

Generated Palette

#BEF8AB#BEF8AB

#E5AAF8#E5AAF8

#E5F8AA#E5F8AA

#AAF8BE#AAF8BE

White#FFFFFF

#7CF155#7CF155

Color Harmonies

#E5AAF8#E5AAF8

#E5F8AA#E5F8AA

#AAF8BE#AAF8BE

#AABEF8#AABEF8

#F8AABE#F8AABE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#7CF155#7CF155

#BAFFA3#BAFFA3

#C3EEB4#C3EEB4

White#FFFFFF

#D9FFCC#D9FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#BEF8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BEF8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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