Information about #BAD261 color

#BAD261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAD261 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 210, 97) — 72.9% red, 82.4% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 44 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BAD261 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wild Willow (#BECA60). Slightly further away sit June Bud (#BDDA57) and Conifer (#B1DD52).

The recipe behind #BAD261 is rgb(186, 210, 97), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAD261: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #BAD261 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAD261 color variations

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

#BAD261 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAD261 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A1BE35

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#788F28

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Black

#000000

#BAD261 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AFC363

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#A4B469

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Grey

#808080

#BAD261 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAD261 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
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#7960D2
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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
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#B260D2
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#6080D2
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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
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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
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#60B9D2
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#D260B9
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#60D279
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#7960D2
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#D260B9
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#60D2B2
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#7960D2
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#D26080
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Nearest named colors to #BAD261

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Chinese Green color link
Chinese Green

#D0DB61

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Slime Green color link
Slime Green

#BCE954

#BAD261 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAD261
  • RGB186, 210, 97
  • CMYK9, 0, 44, 18
  • CSSrgb(186, 210, 97)
  • HSL73°, 56%, 60%
  • HSL Precise72.743°, 55.665%, 60.196%
  • HSV73°, 54%, 82%
  • HSB73°, 54%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.824, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.824, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.824, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAD261
  • DECIMAL ID12243553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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