Information about #BAE38D color

#BAE38D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAE38D belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 227, 141) (72.9% red, 89% green, 55.3% blue), or CMYK 16 / 0 / 34 / 11 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAE38D presents itself as a vivid, lively chartreuse — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B) and Light Pistachio (#AEE78B).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 227, 141) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BAE38D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAE38D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAE38D color variations

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

#BAE38D 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 #BAE38D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAE38D
  • RGB186, 227, 141
  • CMYK16, 0, 34, 11
  • CSSrgb(186, 227, 141)
  • HSL89°, 61%, 72%
  • HSL Precise88.605°, 60.563%, 72.157%
  • HSV89°, 38%, 89%
  • HSB89°, 38%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.890, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.890, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.890, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAE38D
  • DECIMAL ID12247949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01