HEX atlas value

#BFF5AD

#BFF5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 245, 173, HSL 105, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.794, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BFF5AD Sample readable text

HEX #BFF5AD

RGB rgb(191, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(105 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.794

Contrast Black 16.88:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-bff5ad: #BFF5AD;
.background-bff5ad { background-color: #BFF5AD; }
.text-bff5ad { color: #BFF5AD; }

Luminance0.794

Black text16.88:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#BFF5AD","rgb":[191,245,173],"hsl":[105,78,82],"cmyk":[22,0,29,4],"luminance":0.794,"contrast":{"black":16.88,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"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":"#E3F5AD","hex":"#E3F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"#ADF5BF","hex":"#ADF5BF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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/bff5ad.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":"#E3ADF5","analogous":["#E3F5AD","#ADF5BF"],"triadic":["#ADBFF5","#F5ADBF"],"tetradic":["#ADE3F5","#E3ADF5","#F5BFAD"],"splitComplementary":["#BFADF5","#F5ADE3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BFF5AD","#7FEB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#7FEB5C","saturated":"#BAFFA3","desaturated":"#C4EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D9FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":28.35489375751565},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":38.40572873934304},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":44.69899327725402},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":44.69899327725402}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BFF5AD

#BFF5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BFF5AD is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 191, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 78% 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 0.794, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.88:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BFF5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#E3F5AD#000000 text · best 17.93:1#E3F5AD

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

#ADF5BF#000000 text · best 16.59:1#ADF5BF

Generated Palette

#BFF5AD#BFF5AD

#E3ADF5#E3ADF5

#E3F5AD#E3F5AD

#ADF5BF#ADF5BF

White#FFFFFF

#7FEB5C#7FEB5C

Color Harmonies

#E3ADF5#E3ADF5

#E3F5AD#E3F5AD

#ADF5BF#ADF5BF

#ADBFF5#ADBFF5

#F5ADBF#F5ADBF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#7FEB5C#7FEB5C

#BAFFA3#BAFFA3

#C4EBB7#C4EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#D9FFCC#D9FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#BFF5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BFF5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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