Palettes / Colors / #BEECA1

#BEECA1 — Light Green

#BEECA1 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 #BEECA1 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.

#BEECA1 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 #D0A2EC; it also sits naturally between #E3ECA2 and #A2ECAB. 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 93% · Blue 63%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEECA1

.text { color: #BEECA1; }
.background { background-color: #BEECA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEECA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 236, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEECA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 236, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEECA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 236, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEECA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEECA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0A2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEECA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEECA1

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 #BEECA1 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 #BEECA1 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

← #BEECA0  ·  #BEECA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEECA1?

#BEECA1 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 236, 161). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEECA1?

#BEECA1 is RGB 190, 236, 161 — HSL 97°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #BEECA1?

Its complement is #D0A2EC; analogous partners are #E3ECA2 and #A2ECAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEECA1 for text?

Black text on #BEECA1 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.