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#BFDCA2 closest to Basil Smash

#BFDCA2 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 86.3% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(191, 220, 162)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 45% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 14% black. #BFDCA2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.97:1.

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Variations of #BFDCA2

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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#BFDCA2 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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#BFDCA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFDCA2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDD2A5
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D49E
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D6A0
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD2A5
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5D5A4
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1D7CC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFDAB7
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CED5C8

#BFDCA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#BFDCA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.97:1 Super#BFDCA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFDCA2 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BFDCA2; }
.background { background-color: #BFDCA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFDCA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 220 162);
color: hsl(90 45% 75%);
color: oklch(0.859 0.083 129.6);

#BFDCA2 FAQ

What color is #BFDCA2?

#BFDCA2 is a very 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 #BFDCA2?

#BFDCA2 is rgb(191, 220, 162) in RGB, hsl(90, 45%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFDCA2?

The complementary color of #BFDCA2 is #BFA2DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFDCA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFDCA2: 13.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFDCA2 a warm or cool color?

#BFDCA2 is a cool color.