Palettes / Colors / #BBEEAD
#BBEEAD — Light Green
#BBEEAD 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 #BBEEAD 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.
#BBEEAD 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 #E1AFEF; it also sits naturally between #DCEFAF and #AFEFC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBEEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 238, 173 |
| HSL | 107°, 66%, 81% |
| HSV | 107°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.61, 74.73, 50.87 |
| Yxy | 74.73, 0.3182, 0.4057 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.27, -28.15, 26.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.45, -26.05, 21.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 68%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBEEAD
.text { color: #BBEEAD; }
.background { background-color: #BBEEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 238, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 66%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 238, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 238, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBEEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEEAD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBEEAD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1AFEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBEEAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEEAD
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 #BBEEAD: ·
How #BBEEAD 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 #BBEEAD 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 #BBEEAD?
#BBEEAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 238, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEEAD?
#BBEEAD is RGB 187, 238, 173 — HSL 107°, 66%, 81% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #BBEEAD?
Its complement is #E1AFEF; analogous partners are #DCEFAF and #AFEFC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBEEAD for text?
Black text on #BBEEAD has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.