Palettes / Colors / #BDF985

#BDF985 — Light Vivid Green

#BDF985 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #BDF985 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.

#BDF985 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C185F9; it also sits naturally between #F7F985 and #85F987. 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 98% · Blue 52%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDF985

.text { color: #BDF985; }
.background { background-color: #BDF985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDF985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 249, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 91%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDF985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 249, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDF985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 249, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDF985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDF985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C185F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDF985: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDF985

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 #BDF985 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 #BDF985 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

← #BDF984  ·  #BDF986 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDF985?

#BDF985 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 249, 133). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDF985?

#BDF985 is RGB 189, 249, 133 — HSL 91°, 91%, 75% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 47%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDF985?

Its complement is #C185F9; analogous partners are #F7F985 and #85F987. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDF985 for text?

Black text on #BDF985 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.