Palettes / Colors / #BBEF8A

#BBEF8A — Light Green

#BBEF8A 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 #BBEF8A 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.

#BBEF8A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE8AEF; it also sits naturally between #EDEF8A and #8AEF8C. 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 73% · Green 94% · Blue 54%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEF8A

.text { color: #BBEF8A; }
.background { background-color: #BBEF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBEF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEF8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE8AEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEF8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEF8A

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 #BBEF8A 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 #BBEF8A 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

← #BBEF89  ·  #BBEF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEF8A?

#BBEF8A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 138). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEF8A?

#BBEF8A is RGB 187, 239, 138 — HSL 91°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 42%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBEF8A?

Its complement is #BE8AEF; analogous partners are #EDEF8A and #8AEF8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEF8A for text?

Black text on #BBEF8A has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.