Palettes / Colors / #BDFF9F

#BDFF9F — Light Vivid Green

#BDFF9F is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BDFF9F 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 #E09EFF; it also sits naturally between #EDFF9E and #9EFFB0. 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 100% · Blue 62%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BDFF9F

.text { color: #BDFF9F; }
.background { background-color: #BDFF9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFF9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFF9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFF9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFF9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFF9F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDFF9F

Tints of #BDFF9F

Tones of #BDFF9F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E09EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFF9F: #000000.

How #BDFF9F 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 #BDFF9F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDFF9E  ·  #BDFFA0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDFF9F?

#BDFF9F is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFF9F?

#BDFF9F is RGB 189, 255, 159 — HSL 101°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFF9F?

Its complement is #E09EFF; analogous partners are #EDFF9E and #9EFFB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFF9F for text?

Black text on #BDFF9F has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.