Palettes / Colors / #BEF9CD

#BEF9CD — Pale Vivid Green

#BEF9CD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BEF9CD 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.

#BEF9CD 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 #F9BEEA; it also sits naturally between #CCF9BE and #BEF9EA. 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 98% · Blue 80%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEF9CD

.text { color: #BEF9CD; }
.background { background-color: #BEF9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEF9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 249, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEF9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 249, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEF9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 249, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEF9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEF9CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9BEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEF9CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEF9CD

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 #BEF9CD 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 #BEF9CD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEF9CD?

#BEF9CD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 190, 249, 205). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEF9CD?

#BEF9CD is RGB 190, 249, 205 — HSL 135°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #BEF9CD?

Its complement is #F9BEEA; analogous partners are #CCF9BE and #BEF9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEF9CD for text?

Black text on #BEF9CD has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.