Palettes / Colors / #BEEA9F
#BEEA9F — Light Green
#BEEA9F 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 #BEEA9F 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.
#BEEA9F 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 #CB9FEA; it also sits naturally between #E4EA9F and #9FEAA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEA9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 159 |
| HSL | 95°, 64%, 77% |
| HSV | 95°, 32%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 32%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.92, 72.30, 43.76 |
| Yxy | 72.30, 0.3291, 0.4180 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.11, -27.31, 31.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.03, -25.16, 25.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 62%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEA9F
.text { color: #BEEA9F; }
.background { background-color: #BEEA9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEA9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEA9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEA9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 159, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEA9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEA9F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEEA9F
Tints of #BEEA9F
Tones of #BEEA9F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CB9FEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEA9F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEA9F
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 #BEEA9F: ·
How #BEEA9F 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 #BEEA9F 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 #BEEA9F?
#BEEA9F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 234, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEA9F?
#BEEA9F is RGB 190, 234, 159 — HSL 95°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 32%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEEA9F?
Its complement is #CB9FEA; analogous partners are #E4EA9F and #9FEAA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEA9F for text?
Black text on #BEEA9F has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.