Information about #BFD59F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BFD59F belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 213, 159) — 74.9% red, 83.5% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 21 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BFD59F is a softly balanced chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pixie Green (#BBCDA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 213, 159) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BFD59F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFD59F color variations

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

#BFD59F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFD59F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFD59F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFD59F 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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#BFD59F 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 #BFD59F

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

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

#BFD59F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFD59F
  • RGB191, 213, 159
  • CMYK9, 0, 21, 16
  • CSSrgb(191, 213, 159)
  • HSL84°, 39%, 73%
  • HSL Precise84.444°, 39.13%, 72.941%
  • HSV84°, 25%, 84%
  • HSB84°, 25%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.835, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.835, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.835, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFD59F
  • DECIMAL ID12572063
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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