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#BDEEBF — Pale Green

#BDEEBF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BDEEBF 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.

#BDEEBF 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 #EEBEED; it also sits naturally between #D5EEBE and #BEEED8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDEEBF · RGB 189, 238, 191

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Color values

HEX#BDEEBF
RGB189, 238, 191
HSL122°, 59%, 84%
HSV122°, 21%, 93%
CMYK21%, 0%, 20%, 7%
XYZ60.96, 75.73, 60.69
Yxy75.73, 0.3089, 0.3837
CIE-Lab89.73, -24.54, 17.70
Hunter Lab87.02, -22.95, 15.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BDEEBF

.text { color: #BDEEBF; }
.background { background-color: #BDEEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 238, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDEEBF

#9EE6A0#7DDE80#5DD561#3CCD41#2EB232#269229#1D7220#155117#0D310E#041005

Tints of #BDEEBF

#C2EFC4#C6F0C8#CEF2D0#D2F3D4#D6F5D7#DBF6DB#DFF7DF#E7F9E7#EBFAEB#EFFBEF

Tones of #BDEEBF

#C1EBC3#C5E7C6#C8E4C9#CCE0CD#CFDDD0#D3D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDEEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEEBF

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 #BDEEBF: ·

How #BDEEBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D3CADeuteranopia · #CFCCCDTritanopia · #BFD3D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

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

Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Lucky Mirage
#1DB92B · #2F1FC9 · #D03120 · #B9ECC1
Vivid Ruby Mosaic
#C1ECC1 · #67D167 · #36C936 · #1F701F
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Velvet Ruby Mosaic
#158E27 · #5841E2 · #E56A56 · #C0EFC3
Frozen Solace
#F0F0C2 · #BEEABA · #D3F6F0 · #B2C0EA

Similar colors

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

#BAEFC2#B9ECC1#C1ECC1#BDF1BB#C0EFC3#BEEABA#B7EABE#B5ECC2#BFF6C3#BDF5C6#B3EDC1#C4F2C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDEEBE  ·  #BDEEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEEBF?

#BDEEBF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 189, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEEBF?

#BDEEBF is RGB 189, 238, 191 — HSL 122°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDEEBF?

Its complement is #EEBEED; analogous partners are #D5EEBE and #BEEED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEEBF for text?

Black text on #BDEEBF has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.