Information about #BACB99 color

#BACB99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BACB99 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 203, 153) — 72.9% red, 79.6% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 20 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BACB99 reads as a mildly saturated yellow-green and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

The recipe behind #BACB99 is rgb(186, 203, 153), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BACB99 color variations

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

#BACB99 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 #BACB99

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BACB99
  • RGB186, 203, 153
  • CMYK7, 0, 20, 20
  • CSSrgb(186, 203, 153)
  • HSL80°, 32%, 70%
  • HSL Precise80.4°, 32.468%, 69.804%
  • HSV80°, 25%, 80%
  • HSB80°, 25%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.796, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.796, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.796, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBACB99
  • DECIMAL ID12241817
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01