Palettes / Colors / #B4FAAE
#B4FAAE — Pale Vivid Green
#B4FAAE is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #B4FAAE 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.
#B4FAAE 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 #F3AEFA; it also sits naturally between #DAFAAE and #AEFACD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B4FAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 180, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 115°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 115°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 60.65, 81.13, 52.51 |
| Yxy | 81.13, 0.3122, 0.4176 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.19, -35.88, 29.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.07, -33.15, 24.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 71% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B4FAAE
.text { color: #B4FAAE; }
.background { background-color: #B4FAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4FAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4FAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4FAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B4FAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4FAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #B4FAAE
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Tones of #B4FAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3AEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B4FAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4FAAE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B4FAAE: ·
How #B4FAAE 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 #B4FAAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B4FAAE?
#B4FAAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 180, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B4FAAE?
#B4FAAE is RGB 180, 250, 174 — HSL 115°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #B4FAAE?
Its complement is #F3AEFA; analogous partners are #DAFAAE and #AEFACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B4FAAE for text?
Black text on #B4FAAE has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.