Information about #BAD973 color

#BAD973 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAD973 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 217, 115) — 72.9% red, 85.1% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 40 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BAD973 reads as a confidently colored chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A) and Poprock (#C0C975).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(186, 217, 115)), which gives #BAD973 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAD973: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAD973 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAD973 color variations

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

#BAD973 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAD973 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAD973 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAD973 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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#BAD973 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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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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#C473D9
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#7387D9
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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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#D9C473
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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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#73BAD9
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#D973BA
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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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#73D991
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#D973BA
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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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#73D9C4
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#9173D9
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#D97387
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Nearest named colors to #BAD973

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

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Sulu color link
Sulu

#C6EA80

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

#BAD973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAD973
  • RGB186, 217, 115
  • CMYK12, 0, 40, 15
  • CSSrgb(186, 217, 115)
  • HSL78°, 57%, 65%
  • HSL Precise78.235°, 57.303%, 65.098%
  • HSV78°, 47%, 85%
  • HSB78°, 47%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.851, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.851, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.851, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAD973
  • DECIMAL ID12245363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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