Palettes / Colors / #BED490

#BED490 — Light Muted Green

#BED490 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BED490 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.

#BED490 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A691D4; it also sits naturally between #D4C891 and #9DD491. 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 75% · Green 83% · Blue 56%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BED490

.text { color: #BED490; }
.background { background-color: #BED490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 212, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 44%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 212, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 212, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A691D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED490: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED490

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 #BED490 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 #BED490 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

← #BED48F  ·  #BED491 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED490?

#BED490 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 212, 144). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED490?

#BED490 is RGB 190, 212, 144 — HSL 79°, 44%, 70% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 32%, 17%.

What colors go with #BED490?

Its complement is #A691D4; analogous partners are #D4C891 and #9DD491. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED490 for text?

Black text on #BED490 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.