Palettes / Colors / #BEE09A
#BEE09A — Light Muted Green
#BEE09A is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #BEE09A 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.
#BEE09A 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 #BC9AE0; it also sits naturally between #E0DF9A and #9BE09A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 224, 154 |
| HSL | 89°, 53%, 74% |
| HSV | 89°, 31%, 88% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 31%, 12% |
| XYZ | 53.72, 66.59, 40.59 |
| Yxy | 66.59, 0.3339, 0.4138 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.30, -23.22, 30.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.60, -21.27, 24.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 88% · Blue 60%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE09A
.text { color: #BEE09A; }
.background { background-color: #BEE09A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE09A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 224, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 53%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE09A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 224, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE09A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 224, 154, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE09A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE09A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEE09A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BC9AE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE09A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE09A
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEE09A: ·
How #BEE09A 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 #BEE09A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEE09A?
#BEE09A is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 224, 154). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE09A?
#BEE09A is RGB 190, 224, 154 — HSL 89°, 53%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 31%, 12%.
What colors go with #BEE09A?
Its complement is #BC9AE0; analogous partners are #E0DF9A and #9BE09A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE09A for text?
Black text on #BEE09A has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.