Palettes / Colors / #BEEAA8
#BEEAA8 — Light Green
#BEEAA8 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 #BEEAA8 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.
#BEEAA8 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 #D4A9EA; it also sits naturally between #DFEAA9 and #A9EAB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 168 |
| HSL | 100°, 61%, 79% |
| HSV | 100°, 28%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 28%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.73, 72.62, 48.02 |
| Yxy | 72.62, 0.3236, 0.4071 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.27, -25.99, 27.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.22, -24.04, 22.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 66%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEAA8
.text { color: #BEEAA8; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 61%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4A9EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAA8
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 #BEEAA8: ·
How #BEEAA8 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 #BEEAA8 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 #BEEAA8?
#BEEAA8 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 234, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAA8?
#BEEAA8 is RGB 190, 234, 168 — HSL 100°, 61%, 79% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 28%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEEAA8?
Its complement is #D4A9EA; analogous partners are #DFEAA9 and #A9EAB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAA8 for text?
Black text on #BEEAA8 has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.