Palettes / Colors / #BDFDBA

#BDFDBA — Pale Vivid Green

#BDFDBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #BDFDBA 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.

#BDFDBA 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 #FABAFD; it also sits naturally between #DFFDBA and #BAFDD8. 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 99% · Blue 73%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFDBA

.text { color: #BDFDBA; }
.background { background-color: #BDFDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 253, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 253, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 253, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FABAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDFDBA

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 #BDFDBA 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 #BDFDBA 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

← #BDFDB9  ·  #BDFDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDFDBA?

#BDFDBA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 253, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFDBA?

#BDFDBA is RGB 189, 253, 186 — HSL 117°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #BDFDBA?

Its complement is #FABAFD; analogous partners are #DFFDBA and #BAFDD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFDBA for text?

Black text on #BDFDBA has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.