HEX atlas value

#BEF9BD

#BEF9BD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 249, 189, HSL 119, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.8237, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#BEF9BD Sample readable text

HEX #BEF9BD

RGB rgb(190, 249, 189)

HSL hsl(119 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 24, 2)

Luminance 0.8237

Contrast Black 17.47:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-bef9bd: #BEF9BD;
.background-bef9bd { background-color: #BEF9BD; }
.text-bef9bd { color: #BEF9BD; }

Luminance0.8237

Black text17.47:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#BEF9BD","rgb":[190,249,189],"hsl":[119,83,86],"cmyk":[24,0,24,2],"luminance":0.8237,"contrast":{"black":17.47,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#DCF9BE","hex":"#DCF9BE","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":"#B9FFB8","hex":"#B9FFB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.06,"contrastWhite":1.16,"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 Green 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/bef9bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F8BEF9","analogous":["#DCF9BE","#BEF9DA"],"triadic":["#BEBFF9","#F9BEBF"],"tetradic":["#BEDCF9","#F8BEF9","#F9DABE"],"splitComplementary":["#DABEF9","#F9BEDC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BEF9BD","#6CF16A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6CF16A","saturated":"#B9FFB8","desaturated":"#C6F1C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E1FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.1058907144937},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":39.370039370059054},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":44.598206241955516}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BEF9BD

#BEF9BD is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #BEF9BD is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 190, 249, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 119deg 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 0.8237, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.47:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BEF9BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DCF9BE#000000 text · best 18.34:1#DCF9BE

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

#B9FFB8#000000 text · best 18.06:1#B9FFB8

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

Generated Palette

#BEF9BD#BEF9BD

#F8BEF9#F8BEF9

#DCF9BE#DCF9BE

#BEF9DA#BEF9DA

White#FFFFFF

#6CF16A#6CF16A

Color Harmonies

#F8BEF9#F8BEF9

#DCF9BE#DCF9BE

#BEF9DA#BEF9DA

#BEBFF9#BEBFF9

#F9BEBF#F9BEBF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#6CF16A#6CF16A

#B9FFB8#B9FFB8

#C6F1C6#C6F1C6

White#FFFFFF

#E1FFE0#E1FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

#BEF9BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BEF9BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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