#BEF264 color
The swatch above shows #BEF264 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#BEF264 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the CSS named color greenyellow (#ADFF2F).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: lime-300. That means you can write bg-lime-300 or text-lime-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #BEF264 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 242, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 85%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 0%, 59%, 5%) |
| Decimal | 12513892 |
| CSS | color: #BEF264; |
| Android | 0xFFBEF264 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.949, blue: 0.392, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #BEF264 | 1.31:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #BEF264 | 16.07:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #BEF264
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #BEF264 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #BEF264
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #BEF264 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #BEF264; background-color: #BEF264; }
.element { color: rgb(190 242 100); }
.element { color: hsl(82 85% 67%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-lime-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #BEF264;Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEF264?
#BEF264 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Its hue sits at 82° on the color wheel, with 85% saturation and 67% lightness.
What is #BEF264 in RGB?
#BEF264 converts to rgb(190, 242, 100) — 190 red, 242 green and 100 blue.
What is #BEF264 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 59%, 5%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #BEF264 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.07:1 versus 1.31:1).
What is the complementary color of #BEF264?
#9863F2 — the hue directly opposite #BEF264 on the color wheel.