Palettes / Colors / #BDEEAE
#BDEEAE — Light Green
#BDEEAE 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 #BDEEAE 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.
#BDEEAE 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 #DFAFEE; it also sits naturally between #DDEEAF and #AFEEC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 238, 174 |
| HSL | 106°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 106°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.20, 75.02, 51.41 |
| Yxy | 75.02, 0.3189, 0.4042 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.40, -27.32, 26.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.62, -25.35, 21.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 68%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEEAE
.text { color: #BDEEAE; }
.background { background-color: #BDEEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 238, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 238, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 238, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEEAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEEAE
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Tones of #BDEEAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFAFEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEEAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEEAE
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 #BDEEAE: ·
How #BDEEAE 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 #BDEEAE 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 #BDEEAE?
#BDEEAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 189, 238, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEEAE?
#BDEEAE is RGB 189, 238, 174 — HSL 106°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #BDEEAE?
Its complement is #DFAFEE; analogous partners are #DDEEAF and #AFEEC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEEAE for text?
Black text on #BDEEAE has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.