Palettes / Colors / #BDFFD9

#BDFFD9 — Pale Vivid Green

#BDFFD9 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BDFFD9 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.

#BDFFD9 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 #FFBDE3; it also sits naturally between #C2FFBD and #BDFFF9. 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 85%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFFD9

.text { color: #BDFFD9; }
.background { background-color: #BDFFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFFD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBDE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFFD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDFFD9

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 #BDFFD9 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 #BDFFD9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDFFD9?

#BDFFD9 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 217). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFFD9?

#BDFFD9 is RGB 189, 255, 217 — HSL 145°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFFD9?

Its complement is #FFBDE3; analogous partners are #C2FFBD and #BDFFF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFFD9 for text?

Black text on #BDFFD9 has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.