Palettes / Colors / #BEE381

#BEE381 — Light Green

#BEE381 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BEE381 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.

#BEE381 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 #A782E3; it also sits naturally between #E3D882 and #8DE382. 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 89% · Blue 51%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE381

.text { color: #BEE381; }
.background { background-color: #BEE381; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE381; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 227, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 64%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE381; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 227, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE381; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 227, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE381">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE381">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEE381

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A782E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE381: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE381

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 #BEE381 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 #BEE381 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

← #BEE380  ·  #BEE382 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEE381?

#BEE381 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 227, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE381?

#BEE381 is RGB 190, 227, 129 — HSL 83°, 64%, 70% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 43%, 11%.

What colors go with #BEE381?

Its complement is #A782E3; analogous partners are #E3D882 and #8DE382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE381 for text?

Black text on #BEE381 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.