Palettes / Colors / #BEDE86

#BEDE86 — Light Green

#BEDE86 is a green color we call Light 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 #BEDE86 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.

#BEDE86 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 #A787DE; it also sits naturally between #DED287 and #93DE87. 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 87% · Blue 53%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDE86

.text { color: #BEDE86; }
.background { background-color: #BEDE86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDE86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 222, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 57%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDE86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 222, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDE86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 222, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEDE86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDE86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A787DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDE86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDE86

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 #BEDE86 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 #BEDE86 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

← #BEDE85  ·  #BEDE87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDE86?

#BEDE86 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 222, 134). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDE86?

#BEDE86 is RGB 190, 222, 134 — HSL 82°, 57%, 70% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 40%, 13%.

What colors go with #BEDE86?

Its complement is #A787DE; analogous partners are #DED287 and #93DE87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDE86 for text?

Black text on #BEDE86 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.