Information about #BAC59B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BAC59B is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 197, 155) — 72.9% red, 77.3% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 16 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAC59B presents itself as a softly balanced chartreuse — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 197, 155) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BAC59B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BAC59B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAC59B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAC59B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAC59B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAC59B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAC59B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BAC59B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

#BAC59B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAC59B
  • RGB186, 197, 155
  • CMYK4, 0, 16, 23
  • HSL76°, 27%, 69%
  • HSL Precise75.714°, 26.582%, 69.02%
  • HSV76°, 21%, 77%
  • HSB76°, 21%, 77%
  • HEX IDBAC59B
  • DECIMAL ID12240283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
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