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#BDECA2 — Light Green

#BDECA2 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 #BDECA2 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.

#BDECA2 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 #D1A2EC; it also sits naturally between #E2ECA2 and #A2ECAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDECA2 · RGB 189, 236, 162

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Color values

HEX#BDECA2
RGB189, 236, 162
HSL98°, 66%, 78%
HSV98°, 31%, 93%
CMYK20%, 0%, 31%, 7%
XYZ57.50, 73.42, 45.32
Yxy73.42, 0.3263, 0.4166
CIE-Lab88.65, -28.18, 31.09
Hunter Lab85.68, -25.99, 24.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 64%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDECA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDECA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDECA2

.text { color: #BDECA2; }
.background { background-color: #BDECA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDECA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 236, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDECA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 236, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDECA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 236, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDECA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDECA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDECA2

#A8E684#90DF62#7BD945#65CB2A#56AE24#47901D#376E17#285010#172F0A#081103

Tints of #BDECA2

#C3EEAA#C9EFB3#CCF0B7#D2F2C0#D8F4C8#DEF5D0#E4F7D9#E7F8DD#EDFAE6#F3FCEE

Tones of #BDECA2

#BEE7A7#C0E1AD#C1DCB2#C3D7B7#C4D2BC#C6CCC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1A2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDECA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDECA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BDECA2: ·

How #BDECA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D2B4Deuteranopia · #CFCBB8Tritanopia · #BFC2C5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDECA2 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Cinder
#5711A0 · #8B5FEE · #9DEB4A · #BFEE9E
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Palette 347928
#347928 · #C0EBA6 · #FFFBE6 · #FCCD2A
Palette 70198a
#70198A · #BB8FA9 · #C1EA9F · #F6F1F8
Palette Ff5555
#FF5555 · #FF937E · #C1E59F · #A3D78A
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BFEE9E#BBEAA6#C0EBA6#C1EA9F#C1E59F#C5F0A4#C3E7A9#BCE29E#C1E2A4#BAE8AC#C5EBAA#B5E6A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDECA1  ·  #BDECA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDECA2?

#BDECA2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 189, 236, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDECA2?

#BDECA2 is RGB 189, 236, 162 — HSL 98°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDECA2?

Its complement is #D1A2EC; analogous partners are #E2ECA2 and #A2ECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDECA2 for text?

Black text on #BDECA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.