Palettes / Colors / #BFEBB8

#BFEBB8 — Pale Green

#BFEBB8 is a green color we call Pale 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 #BFEBB8 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.

#BFEBB8 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 #E4B7EB; it also sits naturally between #D8EBB7 and #B7EBCA. 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 72%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEBB8

.text { color: #BFEBB8; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 56%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4B7EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEBB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBB8

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 #BFEBB8 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 #BFEBB8 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

← #BFEBB7  ·  #BFEBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEBB8?

#BFEBB8 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBB8?

#BFEBB8 is RGB 191, 235, 184 — HSL 112°, 56%, 82% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 22%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFEBB8?

Its complement is #E4B7EB; analogous partners are #D8EBB7 and #B7EBCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEBB8 for text?

Black text on #BFEBB8 has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.