Palettes / Colors / #BDEC8D

#BDEC8D — Light Green

#BDEC8D is a green color we call Light 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 #BDEC8D 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.

#BDEC8D 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 #BD8EEC; it also sits naturally between #ECEC8E and #8EEC8E. 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 55%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDEC8D

.text { color: #BDEC8D; }
.background { background-color: #BDEC8D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEC8D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 236, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEC8D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 236, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEC8D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 236, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDEC8D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEC8D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD8EEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDEC8D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEC8D

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:

How #BDEC8D 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 #BDEC8D 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

← #BDEC8C  ·  #BDEC8E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEC8D?

#BDEC8D is Light Green, a green color (RGB 189, 236, 141). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEC8D?

#BDEC8D is RGB 189, 236, 141 — HSL 90°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDEC8D?

Its complement is #BD8EEC; analogous partners are #ECEC8E and #8EEC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEC8D for text?

Black text on #BDEC8D has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.