Palettes / Colors / #BDEEAB
#BDEEAB — Light Green
#BDEEAB 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 #BDEEAB 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.
#BDEEAB 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 #DCAAEE; it also sits naturally between #DEEEAA and #AAEEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 238, 171 |
| HSL | 104°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 104°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.91, 74.91, 49.88 |
| Yxy | 74.91, 0.3207, 0.4078 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.35, -27.79, 27.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.55, -25.74, 22.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEEAB
.text { color: #BDEEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BDEEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 238, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 238, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 238, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEEAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEEAB
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Tones of #BDEEAB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEEAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEEAB
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 #BDEEAB: ·
How #BDEEAB 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 #BDEEAB 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 #BDEEAB?
#BDEEAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 189, 238, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEEAB?
#BDEEAB is RGB 189, 238, 171 — HSL 104°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #BDEEAB?
Its complement is #DCAAEE; analogous partners are #DEEEAA and #AAEEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEEAB for text?
Black text on #BDEEAB has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.