Palettes / Colors / #BFEECB
#BFEECB — Pale Green
#BFEECB 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 #BFEECB 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.
#BFEECB 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 #EEBFE2; it also sits naturally between #CAEEBF and #BFEEE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 238, 203 |
| HSL | 135°, 58%, 84% |
| HSV | 135°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.84, 76.54, 67.96 |
| Yxy | 76.54, 0.3031, 0.3691 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.11, -21.78, 12.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.49, -20.53, 10.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 80%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEECB
.text { color: #BFEECB; }
.background { background-color: #BFEECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 238, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 238, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 238, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEECB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEECB
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Tones of #BFEECB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEBFE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEECB
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 #BFEECB: ·
How #BFEECB 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 #BFEECB 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 #BFEECB?
#BFEECB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 191, 238, 203). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEECB?
#BFEECB is RGB 191, 238, 203 — HSL 135°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFEECB?
Its complement is #EEBFE2; analogous partners are #CAEEBF and #BFEEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEECB for text?
Black text on #BFEECB has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.