Palettes / Colors / #BFECA1
#BFECA1 — Light Green
#BFECA1 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 #BFECA1 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.
#BFECA1 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 #CEA2EC; it also sits naturally between #E5ECA2 and #A2ECA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFECA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 236, 161 |
| HSL | 96°, 66%, 78% |
| HSV | 96°, 32%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 32%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.91, 73.64, 44.88 |
| Yxy | 73.64, 0.3282, 0.4174 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.75, -27.63, 31.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.81, -25.52, 25.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 63%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFECA1
.text { color: #BFECA1; }
.background { background-color: #BFECA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFECA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 236, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFECA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 236, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFECA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 236, 161, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFECA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFECA1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFECA1
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEA2EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFECA1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFECA1
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 #BFECA1: ·
How #BFECA1 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 #BFECA1 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 #BFECA1?
#BFECA1 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 236, 161). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFECA1?
#BFECA1 is RGB 191, 236, 161 — HSL 96°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 32%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFECA1?
Its complement is #CEA2EC; analogous partners are #E5ECA2 and #A2ECA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFECA1 for text?
Black text on #BFECA1 has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.