Palettes / Colors / #BCEEB3
#BCEEB3 — Pale Green
#BCEEB3 is a green color we call Pale 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 #BCEEB3 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.
#BCEEB3 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 #E5B4EE; it also sits naturally between #DAEEB4 and #B4EEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 238, 179 |
| HSL | 111°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 111°, 25%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 25%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.45, 75.10, 54.01 |
| Yxy | 75.10, 0.3153, 0.3983 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.44, -26.87, 23.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.66, -24.95, 19.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 70%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEEB3
.text { color: #BCEEB3; }
.background { background-color: #BCEEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 238, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 238, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 238, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEEB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCEEB3
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Tones of #BCEEB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5B4EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEEB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEEB3
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 #BCEEB3: ·
How #BCEEB3 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 #BCEEB3 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 #BCEEB3?
#BCEEB3 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 188, 238, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEEB3?
#BCEEB3 is RGB 188, 238, 179 — HSL 111°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 25%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCEEB3?
Its complement is #E5B4EE; analogous partners are #DAEEB4 and #B4EEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEEB3 for text?
Black text on #BCEEB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.