Palettes / Colors / #BFEDA7
#BFEDA7 — Light Green
#BFEDA7 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 #BFEDA7 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.
#BFEDA7 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 #D4A6ED; it also sits naturally between #E2EDA6 and #A6EDB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEDA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 237, 167 |
| HSL | 99°, 66%, 79% |
| HSV | 99°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 30%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.75, 74.43, 47.83 |
| Yxy | 74.43, 0.3245, 0.4112 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.13, -27.23, 29.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.28, -25.23, 23.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 65%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEDA7
.text { color: #BFEDA7; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 66%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEDA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEDA7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEDA7
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Tones of #BFEDA7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4A6ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEDA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEDA7
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 #BFEDA7: ·
How #BFEDA7 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 #BFEDA7 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 #BFEDA7?
#BFEDA7 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 237, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDA7?
#BFEDA7 is RGB 191, 237, 167 — HSL 99°, 66%, 79% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 30%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFEDA7?
Its complement is #D4A6ED; analogous partners are #E2EDA6 and #A6EDB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEDA7 for text?
Black text on #BFEDA7 has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.