Palettes / Colors / #BFEBAB

#BFEBAB — Light Green

#BFEBAB 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 #BFEBAB 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.

#BFEBAB 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 #D8ACEC; it also sits naturally between #E0ECAC and #ACECB8. 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 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEBAB

.text { color: #BFEBAB; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8ACEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBAB

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 #BFEBAB 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 #BFEBAB 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 #BFEBAB?

#BFEBAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBAB?

#BFEBAB is RGB 191, 235, 171 — HSL 101°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFEBAB?

Its complement is #D8ACEC; analogous partners are #E0ECAC and #ACECB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEBAB for text?

Black text on #BFEBAB has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.