Palettes / Colors / #BFEBAE
#BFEBAE — Light Green
#BFEBAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFEBAE 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.
#BFEBAE 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 #D9ADEB; it also sits naturally between #DDEBAD and #ADEBBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 235, 174 |
| HSL | 103°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 103°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 58.83, 73.55, 51.14 |
| Yxy | 73.55, 0.3206, 0.4008 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.71, -25.21, 25.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.76, -23.41, 20.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEBAE
.text { color: #BFEBAE; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEBAE
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Tones of #BFEBAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9ADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBAE
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 #BFEBAE: ·
How #BFEBAE 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 #BFEBAE 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 #BFEBAE?
#BFEBAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBAE?
#BFEBAE is RGB 191, 235, 174 — HSL 103°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFEBAE?
Its complement is #D9ADEB; analogous partners are #DDEBAD and #ADEBBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEBAE for text?
Black text on #BFEBAE has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.