Palettes / Colors / #BEE3AB
#BEE3AB — Light Muted Green
#BEE3AB 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 #BEE3AB 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.
#BEE3AB 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 #D0ABE3; it also sits naturally between #DAE3AB and #ABE3B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 227, 171 |
| HSL | 100°, 50%, 78% |
| HSV | 100°, 25%, 89% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 25%, 11% |
| XYZ | 56.05, 68.83, 48.86 |
| Yxy | 68.83, 0.3226, 0.3961 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.42, -22.15, 23.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.96, -20.46, 19.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 89% · Blue 67%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE3AB
.text { color: #BEE3AB; }
.background { background-color: #BEE3AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE3AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 227, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE3AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 227, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE3AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 227, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE3AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE3AB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEE3AB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0ABE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE3AB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE3AB
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 #BEE3AB: ·
How #BEE3AB 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 #BEE3AB 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 #BEE3AB?
#BEE3AB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 227, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE3AB?
#BEE3AB is RGB 190, 227, 171 — HSL 100°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 25%, 11%.
What colors go with #BEE3AB?
Its complement is #D0ABE3; analogous partners are #DAE3AB and #ABE3B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE3AB for text?
Black text on #BEE3AB has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.