Palettes / Colors / #B4E199

#B4E199 — Light Green

#B4E199 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 #B4E199 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.

#B4E199 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C598E1; it also sits naturally between #D9E198 and #98E1A1. 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 71% · Green 88% · Blue 60%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E199

.text { color: #B4E199; }
.background { background-color: #B4E199; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E199; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 225, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 55%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E199; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 225, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E199; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 225, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E199">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E199">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C598E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E199: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E199

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 #B4E199 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 #B4E199 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

← #B4E198  ·  #B4E19A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4E199?

#B4E199 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 180, 225, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E199?

#B4E199 is RGB 180, 225, 153 — HSL 97°, 55%, 74% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 32%, 12%.

What colors go with #B4E199?

Its complement is #C598E1; analogous partners are #D9E198 and #98E1A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E199 for text?

Black text on #B4E199 has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.