Palettes / Colors / #BEE397

#BEE397 — Light Green

#BEE397 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 #BEE397 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.

#BEE397 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 #BB96E3; it also sits naturally between #E3E296 and #98E396. 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 59%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE397

.text { color: #BEE397; }
.background { background-color: #BEE397; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE397; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 227, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 58%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE397; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 227, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE397; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 227, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE397">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE397">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB96E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE397: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE397

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 #BEE397 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 #BEE397 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

← #BEE396  ·  #BEE398 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEE397?

#BEE397 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 227, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE397?

#BEE397 is RGB 190, 227, 151 — HSL 89°, 58%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 33%, 11%.

What colors go with #BEE397?

Its complement is #BB96E3; analogous partners are #E3E296 and #98E396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE397 for text?

Black text on #BEE397 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.