Palettes / Colors / #BFEFAD
#BFEFAD — Light Green
#BFEFAD 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 #BFEFAD 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.
#BFEFAD 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 #DEAEEF; it also sits naturally between #E0EFAE and #AEEFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 239, 173 |
| HSL | 104°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 104°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 28%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.90, 75.83, 51.01 |
| Yxy | 75.83, 0.3207, 0.4061 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.78, -27.27, 27.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.08, -25.36, 22.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 94% · Blue 68%
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 #BFEFAD
.text { color: #BFEFAD; }
.background { background-color: #BFEFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEFAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEFAD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEFAD
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Tones of #BFEFAD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEAEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEFAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEFAD
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 #BFEFAD: ·
How #BFEFAD 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 #BFEFAD 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 #BFEFAD?
#BFEFAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 191, 239, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEFAD?
#BFEFAD is RGB 191, 239, 173 — HSL 104°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 28%, 6%.
What colors go with #BFEFAD?
Its complement is #DEAEEF; analogous partners are #E0EFAE and #AEEFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEFAD for text?
Black text on #BFEFAD has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.