Palettes / Colors / #BEE197

#BEE197 — Light Green

#BEE197 is a green color we call Light 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 #BEE197 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.

#BEE197 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 #BA98E1; it also sits naturally between #E1DF98 and #9BE198. 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 88% · Blue 59%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE197

.text { color: #BEE197; }
.background { background-color: #BEE197; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE197; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 225, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 55%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE197; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 225, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE197; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 225, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE197">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE197">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEE197

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA98E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE197: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE197

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 #BEE197 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 #BEE197 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

← #BEE196  ·  #BEE198 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEE197?

#BEE197 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 225, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE197?

#BEE197 is RGB 190, 225, 151 — HSL 88°, 55%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 33%, 12%.

What colors go with #BEE197?

Its complement is #BA98E1; analogous partners are #E1DF98 and #9BE198. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE197 for text?

Black text on #BEE197 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.