Palettes / Colors / #BEEEAA
#BEEEAA — Light Green
#BEEEAA 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 #BEEEAA 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.
#BEEEAA 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 #DAAAEE; it also sits naturally between #E1EEAA and #AAEEB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 238, 170 |
| HSL | 102°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 102°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.07, 75.00, 49.39 |
| Yxy | 75.00, 0.3220, 0.4088 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.39, -27.60, 28.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.60, -25.58, 22.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEEAA
.text { color: #BEEEAA; }
.background { background-color: #BEEEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 238, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEEAA
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 #BEEEAA: ·
How #BEEEAA 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 #BEEEAA 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 #BEEEAA?
#BEEEAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 190, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEEAA?
#BEEEAA is RGB 190, 238, 170 — HSL 102°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEEEAA?
Its complement is #DAAAEE; analogous partners are #E1EEAA and #AAEEB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEEAA for text?
Black text on #BEEEAA has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.