Palettes / Colors / #BFEF79

#BFEF79 — Light Vivid Green

#BFEF79 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #BFEF79 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.

#BFEF79 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 #A97BEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE47B and #86EF7B. 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 94% · Blue 47%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEF79

.text { color: #BFEF79; }
.background { background-color: #BFEF79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEF79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 79%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEF79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEF79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEF79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEF79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A97BEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEF79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEF79

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 #BFEF79 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 #BFEF79 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

← #BFEF78  ·  #BFEF7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEF79?

#BFEF79 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 191, 239, 121). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEF79?

#BFEF79 is RGB 191, 239, 121 — HSL 84°, 79%, 71% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 49%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFEF79?

Its complement is #A97BEF; analogous partners are #EFE47B and #86EF7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEF79 for text?

Black text on #BFEF79 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.