Palettes / Colors / #BFEEAB
#BFEEAB — Light Green
#BFEEAB 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 #BFEEAB 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.
#BFEEAB 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 #D9AAEE; it also sits naturally between #E0EEAA and #AAEEB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 238, 171 |
| HSL | 102°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 102°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.41, 75.17, 49.91 |
| Yxy | 75.17, 0.3220, 0.4074 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.47, -27.10, 27.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.70, -25.17, 22.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEEAB
.text { color: #BFEEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BFEEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 238, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 238, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 238, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEEAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEEAB
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Tones of #BFEEAB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9AAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEEAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEEAB
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 #BFEEAB: ·
How #BFEEAB 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 #BFEEAB 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFEEAB?
#BFEEAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 238, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEEAB?
#BFEEAB is RGB 191, 238, 171 — HSL 102°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFEEAB?
Its complement is #D9AAEE; analogous partners are #E0EEAA and #AAEEB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEEAB for text?
Black text on #BFEEAB has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.