Palettes / Colors / #BCEEBB
#BCEEBB — Pale Green
#BCEEBB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BCEEBB 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.
#BCEEBB 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 #EDBAEE; it also sits naturally between #D5EEBA and #BAEED3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEEBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 238, 187 |
| HSL | 119°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 119°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.28, 75.43, 58.40 |
| Yxy | 75.43, 0.3106, 0.3886 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.59, -25.55, 19.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.85, -23.82, 16.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 73%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEEBB
.text { color: #BCEEBB; }
.background { background-color: #BCEEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 238, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 238, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 238, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEEBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDBAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEEBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEEBB
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 #BCEEBB: ·
How #BCEEBB 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 #BCEEBB 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 #BCEEBB?
#BCEEBB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 188, 238, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEEBB?
#BCEEBB is RGB 188, 238, 187 — HSL 119°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCEEBB?
Its complement is #EDBAEE; analogous partners are #D5EEBA and #BAEED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEEBB for text?
Black text on #BCEEBB has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.