Palettes / Colors / #BBEF9F

#BBEF9F — Light Green

#BBEF9F 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 #BBEF9F 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.

#BBEF9F 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 #D39FEF; it also sits naturally between #E3EF9F and #9FEFAB. 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 62%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEF9F

.text { color: #BBEF9F; }
.background { background-color: #BBEF9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEF9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEF9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEF9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBEF9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEF9F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D39FEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEF9F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEF9F

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 #BBEF9F 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 #BBEF9F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEF9F?

#BBEF9F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEF9F?

#BBEF9F is RGB 187, 239, 159 — HSL 99°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBEF9F?

Its complement is #D39FEF; analogous partners are #E3EF9F and #9FEFAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEF9F for text?

Black text on #BBEF9F has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.