HEX atlas value

#BFCE97

#BFCE97 is a cool green HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 206, 151, HSL 76, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5745, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BFCE97 Sample readable text

HEX #BFCE97

RGB rgb(191, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(76 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5745

Contrast Black 12.49:1White 1.68:1

CSS

--color-bfce97: #BFCE97;
.background-bfce97 { background-color: #BFCE97; }
.text-bfce97 { color: #BFCE97; }

Luminance0.5745

Black text12.49:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA 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":"#BFCE97","rgb":[191,206,151],"hsl":[76,36,70],"cmyk":[7,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5745,"contrast":{"black":12.49,"white":1.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6EBD5","hex":"#E6EBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.21,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C7DF86","hex":"#C7DF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.33,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4CE97","hex":"#A4CE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEC197","hex":"#CEC197","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Travertine 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/bfce97.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A697CE","analogous":["#CEC197","#A4CE97"],"triadic":["#97BFCE","#CE97BF"],"tetradic":["#97CEC1","#A697CE","#CE97A4"],"splitComplementary":["#97A4CE","#C197CE"],"monochromatic":["#E6EBD5","#BFCE97","#99B159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6EBD5","dark":"#99B159","saturated":"#C7DF86","desaturated":"#B7BDA8","pastel":"#F3F5F0","neon":"#E1FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":32.817678162843876},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":34.02939905434711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BFCE97

#BFCE97 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BFCE97 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 191, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 36% saturation and 70% 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 0.5745, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.49:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BFCE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6EBD5#000000 text · best 17.21:1#E6EBD5

#C7DF86#000000 text · best 14.33:1#C7DF86

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#A4CE97#000000 text · best 11.85:1#A4CE97

#CEC197#000000 text · best 11.7:1#CEC197

Generated Palette

#BFCE97#BFCE97

#A697CE#A697CE

#CEC197#CEC197

#A4CE97#A4CE97

#E6EBD5#E6EBD5

#99B159#99B159

Color Harmonies

#A697CE#A697CE

#CEC197#CEC197

#A4CE97#A4CE97

#97BFCE#97BFCE

#CE97BF#CE97BF

Variants

#E6EBD5#E6EBD5

#99B159#99B159

#C7DF86#C7DF86

#B7BDA8#B7BDA8

#F3F5F0#F3F5F0

#E1FF8F#E1FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Pumice#BAC0B4

Willow Green#A8B88F

Tan#D2B48C

#BFCE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BFCE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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