Information about #BFD7AA color

#BFD7AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BFD7AA is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 215, 170) — 74.9% red, 84.3% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 18 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BFD7AA presents itself as a softly balanced zesty chartreuse — one 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 practically indistinguishable from Sprout (#C1D7B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cooled Green (#C4D3B4) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 215, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BFD7AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (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.

#BFD7AA color variations

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#BFD7AA 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 #BFD7AA

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

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Surf color link
Surf

#B8D4BB

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

#BFD7AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFD7AA
  • RGB191, 215, 170
  • CMYK9, 0, 18, 16
  • CSSrgb(191, 215, 170)
  • HSL92°, 36%, 75%
  • HSL Precise92°, 36%, 75.49%
  • HSV92°, 21%, 84%
  • HSB92°, 21%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.843, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.843, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.843, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFD7AA
  • DECIMAL ID12572586
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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