Palettes / Colors / #BBEFA9

#BBEFA9 — Light Green

#BBEFA9 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 #BBEFA9 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.

#BBEFA9 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 #DEA9EF; it also sits naturally between #DEEFA9 and #A9EFBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 94% · Blue 66%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEFA9

.text { color: #BBEFA9; }
.background { background-color: #BBEFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBEFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEFA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBEFA9

Tints of #BBEFA9

Tones of #BBEFA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEA9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEFA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEFA9

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 #BBEFA9 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 #BBEFA9 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

← #BBEFA8  ·  #BBEFAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEFA9?

#BBEFA9 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEFA9?

#BBEFA9 is RGB 187, 239, 169 — HSL 105°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 29%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBEFA9?

Its complement is #DEA9EF; analogous partners are #DEEFA9 and #A9EFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEFA9 for text?

Black text on #BBEFA9 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.