Palettes / Colors / #BBEFAE

#BBEFAE — Light Green

#BBEFAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BBEFAE 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 #E2AEEF; it also sits naturally between #DCEFAE and #AEEFC2. 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 68%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEFAE

.text { color: #BBEFAE; }
.background { background-color: #BBEFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBEFAE

Tints of #BBEFAE

Tones of #BBEFAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2AEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEFAE: #000000.

How #BBEFAE 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 #BBEFAE 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

← #BBEFAD  ·  #BBEFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEFAE?

#BBEFAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEFAE?

#BBEFAE is RGB 187, 239, 174 — HSL 108°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBEFAE?

Its complement is #E2AEEF; analogous partners are #DCEFAE and #AEEFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEFAE for text?

Black text on #BBEFAE has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.