BFD39B

#BFD39B closest to In Good Taste

#BFD39B is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is In Good Taste. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82.7% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(191, 211, 155)). Its HSL value is 81° hue, 39% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 17% black. #BFD39B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.01:1.

#BFD39B color conversion

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Variations of #BFD39B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BFD39B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFD39B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFD39B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7CB9D
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DACC97
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3CE99
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7CB9D
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0CE9C
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3CEC4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0D1AF
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CDC1

#BFD39B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#BFD39B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.01:1 Super#BFD39B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFD39B in CSS

/* In Good Taste */
.color { color: #BFD39B; }
.background { background-color: #BFD39B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFD39B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 211 155);
color: hsl(81 39% 72%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.078 124.0);

#BFD39B FAQ

What color is #BFD39B?

#BFD39B is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is In Good Taste. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFD39B?

#BFD39B is rgb(191, 211, 155) in RGB, hsl(81, 39%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFD39B?

The complementary color of #BFD39B is #AF9BD3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFD39B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFD39B: 13.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFD39B a warm or cool color?

#BFD39B is a cool color.