Information about #BAF516 color

#BAF516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BAF516 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 245, 22) — 72.9% red, 96.1% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 91 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAF516 presents itself as a intensely saturated chartreuse — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yellowgreen (#BBF90F). Slightly further away sit Greeny Yellow (#C6F808) and Yellowy Green (#BFF128).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(186, 245, 22)), which gives #BAF516 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 16.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #BAF516 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAF516 color variations

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

#BAF516 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 #BAF516

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

Yellowgreen color link
Yellowgreen

#BBF90F

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Lemon Green color link
Lemon Green

#ADF802

Arctic Lime color link
Arctic Lime

#D0FF14

Lime color link
Lime

#BFFF00

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAF516
  • RGB186, 245, 22
  • CMYK24, 0, 91, 4
  • CSSrgb(186, 245, 22)
  • HSL76°, 92%, 52%
  • HSL Precise75.874°, 91.77%, 52.353%
  • HSV76°, 91%, 96%
  • HSB76°, 91%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.961, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.961, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.961, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBAF516
  • DECIMAL ID12252438
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01