Palettes / Colors / #BFEDD9
#BFEDD9 — Pale Green
#BFEDD9 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BFEDD9 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.
#BFEDD9 is a cool 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 #EDBFD3; it also sits naturally between #BFEDC2 and #BFEAED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEDD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 237, 217 |
| HSL | 154°, 56%, 84% |
| HSV | 154°, 19%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.29, 76.65, 77.05 |
| Yxy | 76.65, 0.2949, 0.3516 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.16, -18.68, 4.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.55, -17.74, 4.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEDD9
.text { color: #BFEDD9; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEDD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEDD9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEDD9
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Tones of #BFEDD9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDBFD3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEDD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEDD9
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 #BFEDD9: ·
How #BFEDD9 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 #BFEDD9 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 #BFEDD9?
#BFEDD9 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 191, 237, 217). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDD9?
#BFEDD9 is RGB 191, 237, 217 — HSL 154°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFEDD9?
Its complement is #EDBFD3; analogous partners are #BFEDC2 and #BFEAED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEDD9 for text?
Black text on #BFEDD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.