Palettes / Colors / #BFEE81

#BFEE81 — Light Green

#BFEE81 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 #BFEE81 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.

#BFEE81 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B081EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE781 and #89EE81. 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 51%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEE81

.text { color: #BFEE81; }
.background { background-color: #BFEE81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEE81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 238, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEE81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 238, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEE81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 238, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEE81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEE81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFEE81

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B081EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEE81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEE81

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 #BFEE81 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 #BFEE81 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

← #BFEE80  ·  #BFEE82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEE81?

#BFEE81 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 238, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEE81?

#BFEE81 is RGB 191, 238, 129 — HSL 86°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFEE81?

Its complement is #B081EE; analogous partners are #EEE781 and #89EE81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEE81 for text?

Black text on #BFEE81 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.