Palettes / Colors / #BFECB5

#BFECB5 — Pale Green

#BFECB5 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 #BFECB5 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.

#BFECB5 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 #E2B6EC; it also sits naturally between #DBECB6 and #B6ECC7. 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 93% · Blue 71%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFECB5

.text { color: #BFECB5; }
.background { background-color: #BFECB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFECB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 236, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 59%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFECB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 236, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFECB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 236, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFECB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFECB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2B6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFECB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFECB5

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 #BFECB5 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 #BFECB5 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

← #BFECB4  ·  #BFECB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFECB5?

#BFECB5 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 191, 236, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFECB5?

#BFECB5 is RGB 191, 236, 181 — HSL 109°, 59%, 82% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 23%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFECB5?

Its complement is #E2B6EC; analogous partners are #DBECB6 and #B6ECC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFECB5 for text?

Black text on #BFECB5 has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.