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#BDFFB3 — Pale Vivid Green

#BDFFB3 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 #BDFFB3 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.

#BDFFB3 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 #F5B3FF; it also sits naturally between #E3FFB3 and #B3FFCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDFFB3 · RGB 189, 255, 179

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Color values

HEX#BDFFB3
RGB189, 255, 179
HSL112°, 100%, 85%
HSV112°, 30%, 100%
CMYK26%, 0%, 30%, 0%
XYZ64.88, 85.59, 55.75
Yxy85.59, 0.3146, 0.4150
CIE-Lab94.14, -34.48, 29.89
Hunter Lab92.52, -32.28, 24.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 100% · Blue 70%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDFFB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDFFB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDFFB3

.text { color: #BDFFB3; }
.background { background-color: #BDFFB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFFB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFFB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFFB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFFB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFFB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDFFB3

#99FF8A#76FF61#53FF38#2FFF0F#1FE600#18B800#138F00#0E6600#083D00#031400

Tints of #BDFFB3

#C1FFB8#C6FFBD#CAFFC2#CEFFC7#D7FFD1#DCFFD6#E0FFDB#E4FFE0#E9FFE5#EDFFEB

Tones of #BDFFB3

#C1FAB8#C5F4BE#C9EFC3#CDE9C8#D1E4CE#D5DED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5B3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDFFB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDFFB3

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 #BDFFB3: ·

How #BDFFB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAC5Deuteranopia · #D6D1CATritanopia · #C0D4D7

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDFFB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 477d7f
#477D7F · #1F5357 · #64BD97 · #C2FFBB
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9

Similar colors

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

#C2FFBB#C3F3B6#C1F2B0#C3F2B3#BDF1BB#C4F4A9#C0EFAE#CCFFBD#B1F1B2#BFF6C3#BBEDAF#AEF4B1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDFFB2  ·  #BDFFB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDFFB3?

#BDFFB3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFFB3?

#BDFFB3 is RGB 189, 255, 179 — HSL 112°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFFB3?

Its complement is #F5B3FF; analogous partners are #E3FFB3 and #B3FFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFFB3 for text?

Black text on #BDFFB3 has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.