Palettes / Colors / #BBEFA6
#BBEFA6 — Light Green
#BBEFA6 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 #BBEFA6 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.
#BBEFA6 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 #DAA4EF; it also sits naturally between #DFEFA4 and #A4EFB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBEFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 239, 166 |
| HSL | 103°, 70%, 79% |
| HSV | 103°, 31%, 94% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 31%, 6% |
| XYZ | 58.24, 75.05, 47.49 |
| Yxy | 75.05, 0.3222, 0.4151 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.42, -29.69, 30.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.63, -27.40, 24.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 94% · Blue 65%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBEFA6
.text { color: #BBEFA6; }
.background { background-color: #BBEFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBEFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEFA6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBEFA6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAA4EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBEFA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEFA6
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 #BBEFA6: ·
How #BBEFA6 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 #BBEFA6 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 #BBEFA6?
#BBEFA6 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEFA6?
#BBEFA6 is RGB 187, 239, 166 — HSL 103°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 31%, 6%.
What colors go with #BBEFA6?
Its complement is #DAA4EF; analogous partners are #DFEFA4 and #A4EFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBEFA6 for text?
Black text on #BBEFA6 has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.