Palettes / Colors / #BFEBA3
#BFEBA3 — Light Green
#BFEBA3 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 #BFEBA3 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.
#BFEBA3 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 #CFA3EB; it also sits naturally between #E2EBA3 and #A3EBAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEBA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 235, 163 |
| HSL | 97°, 64%, 78% |
| HSV | 97°, 31%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 31%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.81, 73.14, 45.72 |
| Yxy | 73.14, 0.3272, 0.4140 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.51, -26.87, 30.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.52, -24.83, 24.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEBA3
.text { color: #BFEBA3; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBA3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEBA3
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFA3EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEBA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBA3
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 #BFEBA3: ·
How #BFEBA3 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 #BFEBA3 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 #BFEBA3?
#BFEBA3 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBA3?
#BFEBA3 is RGB 191, 235, 163 — HSL 97°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 31%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFEBA3?
Its complement is #CFA3EB; analogous partners are #E2EBA3 and #A3EBAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEBA3 for text?
Black text on #BFEBA3 has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.