Palettes / Colors / #B8EAAD
#B8EAAD — Light Green
#B8EAAD 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 #B8EAAD 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.
#B8EAAD 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 #DFAEEA; it also sits naturally between #D7EAAE and #AEEAC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B8EAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 184, 234, 173 |
| HSL | 109°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 109°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.73, 72.05, 50.45 |
| Yxy | 72.05, 0.3165, 0.4020 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.99, -27.26, 24.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.88, -25.10, 20.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 72% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B8EAAD
.text { color: #B8EAAD; }
.background { background-color: #B8EAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8EAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 234, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8EAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 234, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8EAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 234, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B8EAAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8EAAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFAEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B8EAAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8EAAD
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 #B8EAAD: ·
How #B8EAAD 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 #B8EAAD 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 #B8EAAD?
#B8EAAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 184, 234, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B8EAAD?
#B8EAAD is RGB 184, 234, 173 — HSL 109°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #B8EAAD?
Its complement is #DFAEEA; analogous partners are #D7EAAE and #AEEAC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B8EAAD for text?
Black text on #B8EAAD has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.