Palettes / Colors / #BEF8CA
#BEF8CA — Pale Vivid Green
#BEF8CA is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BEF8CA 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.
#BEF8CA 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 #F8BEED; it also sits naturally between #D0F8BE and #BEF8E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEF8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 248, 202 |
| HSL | 132°, 81%, 86% |
| HSV | 132°, 23%, 97% |
| CMYK | 23%, 0%, 19%, 3% |
| XYZ | 65.46, 82.35, 68.32 |
| Yxy | 82.35, 0.3029, 0.3810 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.73, -27.09, 16.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.74, -25.59, 14.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 97% · Blue 79%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEF8CA
.text { color: #BEF8CA; }
.background { background-color: #BEF8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEF8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 248, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 81%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEF8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 248, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEF8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 248, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEF8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEF8CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8BEED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEF8CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEF8CA
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 #BEF8CA: ·
How #BEF8CA 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 #BEF8CA 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 #BEF8CA?
#BEF8CA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 190, 248, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEF8CA?
#BEF8CA is RGB 190, 248, 202 — HSL 132°, 81%, 86% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 19%, 3%.
What colors go with #BEF8CA?
Its complement is #F8BEED; analogous partners are #D0F8BE and #BEF8E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEF8CA for text?
Black text on #BEF8CA has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.