Palettes / Colors / #BDEB89

#BDEB89 — Light Green

#BDEB89 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BDEB89 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B789EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE889 and #8DEB89. 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 92% · Blue 54%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDEB89

.text { color: #BDEB89; }
.background { background-color: #BDEB89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEB89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 235, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEB89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 235, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEB89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 235, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDEB89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEB89">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B789EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDEB89: #000000.

How #BDEB89 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 #BDEB89 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

← #BDEB88  ·  #BDEB8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEB89?

#BDEB89 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 189, 235, 137). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEB89?

#BDEB89 is RGB 189, 235, 137 — HSL 88°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #BDEB89?

Its complement is #B789EB; analogous partners are #EBE889 and #8DEB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEB89 for text?

Black text on #BDEB89 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.