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#BFD993 closest to Basil Smash

#BFD993 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.1% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(191, 217, 147)). Its HSL value is 82° hue, 48% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 15% black. #BFD993 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.56:1.

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Variations of #BFD993

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFD993 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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#BFD993 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFD993 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDCF96
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D18E
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D391
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDCF96
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4D295
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3D3C7
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0D6AD
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCD2C3

#BFD993 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#BFD993 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.56:1 Super#BFD993 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFD993 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BFD993; }
.background { background-color: #BFD993; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFD993; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 217 147);
color: hsl(82 48% 71%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.096 125.0);

#BFD993 FAQ

What color is #BFD993?

#BFD993 is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Basil Smash. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFD993?

#BFD993 is rgb(191, 217, 147) in RGB, hsl(82, 48%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 32%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFD993?

The complementary color of #BFD993 is #AD93D9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFD993?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFD993: 13.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFD993 a warm or cool color?

#BFD993 is a cool color.