Information about #BAC6A9 color

#BAC6A9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAC6A9 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 198, 169) (72.9% red, 77.6% green, 66.3% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 11 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAC6A9 presents itself as a calm, restrained zesty 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 almost identical to Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beryl Green (#BCBFA8) and Kidnapper (#BFC0AB).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 198, 169) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BAC6A9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (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.

#BAC6A9 color variations

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

#BAC6A9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAC6A9

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAC6A9
  • RGB186, 198, 169
  • CMYK5, 0, 11, 22
  • CSSrgb(186, 198, 169)
  • HSL85°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise84.828°, 20.28%, 71.961%
  • HSV85°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB85°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.776, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.776, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.776, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAC6A9
  • DECIMAL ID12240553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01