Palettes / Colors / #BEE2AE
#BEE2AE — Light Muted Green
#BEE2AE is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEE2AE 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.
#BEE2AE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D1ADE1; it also sits naturally between #D7E1AD and #ADE1B7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 226, 174 |
| HSL | 102°, 47%, 78% |
| HSV | 102°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 23%, 11% |
| XYZ | 56.07, 68.40, 50.29 |
| Yxy | 68.40, 0.3209, 0.3914 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.20, -21.19, 21.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.70, -19.60, 18.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 89% · Blue 68%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE2AE
.text { color: #BEE2AE; }
.background { background-color: #BEE2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 226, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 47%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 226, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 226, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE2AE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEE2AE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1ADE1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE2AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE2AE
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 #BEE2AE: ·
How #BEE2AE 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 #BEE2AE 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 #BEE2AE?
#BEE2AE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 226, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE2AE?
#BEE2AE is RGB 190, 226, 174 — HSL 102°, 47%, 78% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 23%, 11%.
What colors go with #BEE2AE?
Its complement is #D1ADE1; analogous partners are #D7E1AD and #ADE1B7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE2AE for text?
Black text on #BEE2AE has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.