Palettes / Colors / #BCEEBE
#BCEEBE — Pale Green
#BCEEBE is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCEEBE 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.
#BCEEBE 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 #EFBEED; it also sits naturally between #D5EFBE and #BEEFD8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 238, 190 |
| HSL | 122°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 122°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.61, 75.56, 60.11 |
| Yxy | 75.56, 0.3088, 0.3850 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.65, -25.04, 18.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.92, -23.38, 15.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 75%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEEBE
.text { color: #BCEEBE; }
.background { background-color: #BCEEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 238, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 238, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 238, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEEBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFBEED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEEBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEEBE
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 #BCEEBE: ·
How #BCEEBE 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 #BCEEBE 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 #BCEEBE?
#BCEEBE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 188, 238, 190). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEEBE?
#BCEEBE is RGB 188, 238, 190 — HSL 122°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCEEBE?
Its complement is #EFBEED; analogous partners are #D5EFBE and #BEEFD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEEBE for text?
Black text on #BCEEBE has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.