Palettes / Colors / #BEEAA3
#BEEAA3 — Light Green
#BEEAA3 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 #BEEAA3 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.
#BEEAA3 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 #CFA4EA; it also sits naturally between #E2EAA4 and #A4EAAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 163 |
| HSL | 97°, 63%, 78% |
| HSV | 97°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.27, 72.44, 45.61 |
| Yxy | 72.44, 0.3267, 0.4132 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.18, -26.74, 29.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.11, -24.67, 24.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEAA3
.text { color: #BEEAA3; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 63%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAA3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFA4EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAA3
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 #BEEAA3: ·
How #BEEAA3 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 #BEEAA3 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 #BEEAA3?
#BEEAA3 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 234, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAA3?
#BEEAA3 is RGB 190, 234, 163 — HSL 97°, 63%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEEAA3?
Its complement is #CFA4EA; analogous partners are #E2EAA4 and #A4EAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAA3 for text?
Black text on #BEEAA3 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.