Palettes / Colors / #BFEFAC
#BFEFAC — Light Green
#BFEFAC 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 #BFEFAC 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.
#BFEFAC 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 #DDAEEF; it also sits naturally between #E1EFAE and #AEEFBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEFAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 239, 172 |
| HSL | 103°, 68%, 81% |
| HSV | 103°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 28%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.80, 75.79, 50.51 |
| Yxy | 75.79, 0.3213, 0.4073 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.76, -27.43, 27.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.06, -25.49, 22.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 94% · Blue 67%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEFAC
.text { color: #BFEFAC; }
.background { background-color: #BFEFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEFAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEFAC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEFAC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDAEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEFAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEFAC
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 #BFEFAC: ·
How #BFEFAC 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 #BFEFAC 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 #BFEFAC?
#BFEFAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 239, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEFAC?
#BFEFAC is RGB 191, 239, 172 — HSL 103°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 28%, 6%.
What colors go with #BFEFAC?
Its complement is #DDAEEF; analogous partners are #E1EFAE and #AEEFBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEFAC for text?
Black text on #BFEFAC has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.