Palettes / Colors / #BEFDAE
#BEFDAE — Pale Vivid Green
#BEFDAE is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BEFDAE 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.
#BEFDAE 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 #EDAFFD; it also sits naturally between #E6FDAF and #AFFDC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEFDAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 253, 174 |
| HSL | 108°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 108°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 31%, 1% |
| XYZ | 64.00, 84.25, 52.93 |
| Yxy | 84.25, 0.3181, 0.4188 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.56, -34.00, 31.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.79, -31.77, 26.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 99% · Blue 68%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEFDAE
.text { color: #BEFDAE; }
.background { background-color: #BEFDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEFDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 253, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEFDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 253, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEFDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 253, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEFDAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEFDAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEFDAE
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Tones of #BEFDAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDAFFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEFDAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEFDAE
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 #BEFDAE: ·
How #BEFDAE 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 #BEFDAE 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 #BEFDAE?
#BEFDAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 190, 253, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEFDAE?
#BEFDAE is RGB 190, 253, 174 — HSL 108°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 31%, 1%.
What colors go with #BEFDAE?
Its complement is #EDAFFD; analogous partners are #E6FDAF and #AFFDC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEFDAE for text?
Black text on #BEFDAE has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.