Palettes / Colors / #BFEF8F

#BFEF8F — Light Green

#BFEF8F is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BFEF8F 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 #BF8FEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEF8F and #8FEF8F. 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 56%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEF8F

.text { color: #BFEF8F; }
.background { background-color: #BFEF8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEF8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEF8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEF8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEF8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEF8F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFEF8F

Tints of #BFEF8F

Tones of #BFEF8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF8FEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEF8F: #000000.

How #BFEF8F 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 #BFEF8F 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

← #BFEF8E  ·  #BFEF90 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEF8F?

#BFEF8F is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 239, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEF8F?

#BFEF8F is RGB 191, 239, 143 — HSL 90°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 40%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFEF8F?

Its complement is #BF8FEF; analogous partners are #EFEF8F and #8FEF8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEF8F for text?

Black text on #BFEF8F has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.