HEX atlas value

#BFFEB9

#BFFEB9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 254, 185, HSL 115, 97%, 86%, has luminance 0.8546, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#BFFEB9 Sample readable text

HEX #BFFEB9

RGB rgb(191, 254, 185)

HSL hsl(115 97% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 27, 0)

Luminance 0.8546

Contrast Black 18.09:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-bffeb9: #BFFEB9;
.background-bffeb9 { background-color: #BFFEB9; }
.text-bffeb9 { color: #BFFEB9; }

Luminance0.8546

Black text18.09:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA 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":"#BFFEB9","rgb":[191,254,185],"hsl":[115,97,86],"cmyk":[25,0,27,0],"luminance":0.8546,"contrast":{"black":18.09,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"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":"#E1FEB9","hex":"#E1FEB9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.08,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B9FED6","hex":"#B9FED6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"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":"#BEFFB8","hex":"#BEFFB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.19,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Mint 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/bffeb9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F8B9FE","analogous":["#E1FEB9","#B9FED6"],"triadic":["#B9BEFE","#FEB9BE"],"tetradic":["#B9E1FE","#F8B9FE","#FED6B9"],"splitComplementary":["#D6B9FE","#FEB9E1"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BFFEB9","#6BFD5E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6BFD5E","saturated":"#BEFFB8","desaturated":"#C5F6C1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E3FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":36.08323710533743},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":45.32107677449864},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":48.25971404805462}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BFFEB9

#BFFEB9 is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #BFFEB9 is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 191, 254, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 97% 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 0.8546, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.09:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BFFEB9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E1FEB9#000000 text · best 19.08:1#E1FEB9

#B9FED6#000000 text · best 18.21:1#B9FED6

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

#BEFFB8#000000 text · best 18.19:1#BEFFB8

Generated Palette

#BFFEB9#BFFEB9

#F8B9FE#F8B9FE

#E1FEB9#E1FEB9

#B9FED6#B9FED6

White#FFFFFF

#6BFD5E#6BFD5E

Color Harmonies

#F8B9FE#F8B9FE

#E1FEB9#E1FEB9

#B9FED6#B9FED6

#B9BEFE#B9BEFE

#FEB9BE#FEB9BE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#6BFD5E#6BFD5E

#BEFFB8#BEFFB8

#C5F6C1#C5F6C1

White#FFFFFF

#E3FFE0#E3FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

#BFFEB9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BFFEB9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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