Palettes / Colors / #BED83B

#BED83B — Green

#BED83B is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BED83B 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.

#BED83B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #553BD8; it also sits naturally between #D8A43B and #70D83B. 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 85% · Blue 23%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BED83B

.text { color: #BED83B; }
.background { background-color: #BED83B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED83B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 216, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 67%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED83B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 216, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED83B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 216, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED83B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED83B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #553BD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED83B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED83B

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 #BED83B 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 #BED83B 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

← #BED83A  ·  #BED83C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED83B?

#BED83B is Green, a green color (RGB 190, 216, 59). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED83B?

#BED83B is RGB 190, 216, 59 — HSL 70°, 67%, 54% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 73%, 15%.

What colors go with #BED83B?

Its complement is #553BD8; analogous partners are #D8A43B and #70D83B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED83B for text?

Black text on #BED83B has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.