Palettes / Colors / #A4EFBC

#A4EFBC — Light Green

#A4EFBC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #A4EFBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A4EFBC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFA4D7; it also sits naturally between #B2EFA4 and #A4EFE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 94% · Blue 74%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A4EFBC

.text { color: #A4EFBC; }
.background { background-color: #A4EFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4EFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 239, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(139, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4EFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 239, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4EFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 239, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4EFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4EFBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA4D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4EFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4EFBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A4EFBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4EFBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4EFBC?

#A4EFBC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 164, 239, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4EFBC?

#A4EFBC is RGB 164, 239, 188 — HSL 139°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #A4EFBC?

Its complement is #EFA4D7; analogous partners are #B2EFA4 and #A4EFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4EFBC for text?

Black text on #A4EFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.