Palettes / Colors / #BFEBB4
#BFEBB4 — Light Green
#BFEBB4 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 #BFEBB4 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.
#BFEBB4 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 #DFB2EB; it also sits naturally between #DAEBB2 and #B2EBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEBB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 235, 180 |
| HSL | 108°, 58%, 81% |
| HSV | 108°, 23%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 23%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.43, 73.79, 54.29 |
| Yxy | 73.79, 0.3170, 0.3935 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.82, -24.26, 22.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.90, -22.59, 18.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 71%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEBB4
.text { color: #BFEBB4; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 58%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEBB4
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Tones of #BFEBB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFB2EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEBB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBB4
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 #BFEBB4: ·
How #BFEBB4 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 #BFEBB4 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 #BFEBB4?
#BFEBB4 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBB4?
#BFEBB4 is RGB 191, 235, 180 — HSL 108°, 58%, 81% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 23%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFEBB4?
Its complement is #DFB2EB; analogous partners are #DAEBB2 and #B2EBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEBB4 for text?
Black text on #BFEBB4 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.