Palettes / Colors / #BDF5CD

#BDF5CD — Pale Green

#BDF5CD 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 #BDF5CD 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.

#BDF5CD 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 #F5BCE5; it also sits naturally between #C9F5BC and #BCF5E9. 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 96% · Blue 80%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDF5CD

.text { color: #BDF5CD; }
.background { background-color: #BDF5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDF5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 245, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDF5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 245, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDF5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 245, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDF5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDF5CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5BCE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDF5CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDF5CD

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 #BDF5CD 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 #BDF5CD 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

← #BDF5CC  ·  #BDF5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDF5CD?

#BDF5CD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 189, 245, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDF5CD?

#BDF5CD is RGB 189, 245, 205 — HSL 137°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #BDF5CD?

Its complement is #F5BCE5; analogous partners are #C9F5BC and #BCF5E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDF5CD for text?

Black text on #BDF5CD has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.