Palettes / Colors / #BFEBAF
#BFEBAF — Light Green
#BFEBAF 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 #BFEBAF 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.
#BFEBAF 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 #DAADEB; it also sits naturally between #DCEBAD and #ADEBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEBAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 235, 175 |
| HSL | 104°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 104°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 58.93, 73.59, 51.66 |
| Yxy | 73.59, 0.3200, 0.3996 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.73, -25.05, 24.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.78, -23.28, 20.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 69%
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 #BFEBAF
.text { color: #BFEBAF; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEBAF
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Tones of #BFEBAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEBAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBAF
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 #BFEBAF: ·
How #BFEBAF 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 #BFEBAF 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 #BFEBAF?
#BFEBAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBAF?
#BFEBAF is RGB 191, 235, 175 — HSL 104°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFEBAF?
Its complement is #DAADEB; analogous partners are #DCEBAD and #ADEBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEBAF for text?
Black text on #BFEBAF has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.