Palettes / Colors / #BCEEB4

#BCEEB4 — Pale Green

#BCEEB4 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BCEEB4 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 #E6B4EE; it also sits naturally between #D9EEB4 and #B4EEC9. 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 74% · Green 93% · Blue 71%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCEEB4

.text { color: #BCEEB4; }
.background { background-color: #BCEEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 238, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 238, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 238, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCEEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEEB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6B4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCEEB4: #000000.

How #BCEEB4 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 #BCEEB4 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

← #BCEEB3  ·  #BCEEB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCEEB4?

#BCEEB4 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 188, 238, 180). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEEB4?

#BCEEB4 is RGB 188, 238, 180 — HSL 112°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #BCEEB4?

Its complement is #E6B4EE; analogous partners are #D9EEB4 and #B4EEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCEEB4 for text?

Black text on #BCEEB4 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.