Palettes / Colors / #BEE59D

#BEE59D — Light Green

#BEE59D 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 #BEE59D 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.

#BEE59D 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 #C59EE5; it also sits naturally between #E2E59E and #9EE5A2. 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 90% · Blue 62%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE59D

.text { color: #BEE59D; }
.background { background-color: #BEE59D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE59D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 229, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 58%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE59D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 229, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE59D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 229, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE59D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE59D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C59EE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE59D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE59D

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 #BEE59D 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 #BEE59D 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

← #BEE59C  ·  #BEE59E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEE59D?

#BEE59D is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 229, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE59D?

#BEE59D is RGB 190, 229, 157 — HSL 93°, 58%, 76% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 31%, 10%.

What colors go with #BEE59D?

Its complement is #C59EE5; analogous partners are #E2E59E and #9EE5A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE59D for text?

Black text on #BEE59D has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.