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#BEFE9E

#befe9e ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#befe9e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 99.61% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.8% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 97.96% saturation and 80.78% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.843

Complementary

  1. #befe9e
  2. #de9efe

Split complementary

  1. #befe9e
  2. #ae9efe
  3. #fe9eee

Analogous

  1. #eefe9e
  2. #befe9e
  3. #9efeae

Triadic

  1. #befe9e
  2. #9ebefe
  3. #fe9ebe

Tetradic

  1. #befe9e
  2. #9efede
  3. #de9efe
  4. #fe9ebe

Square

  1. #befe9e
  2. #9eeefe
  3. #de9efe
  4. #feae9e

Monochromatic

  1. #59fc07
  2. #8bfd52
  3. #befe9e
  4. #f1ffea
  5. #f1ffeb

Shades

#befe9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befe9e
  2. #abe58e
  3. #98cb7e
  4. #85b26f
  5. #72985f
  6. #5f7f4f
  7. #4c663f
  8. #394c2f
  9. #263320
  10. #131910
  11. #000000

Tints

#befe9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befe9e
  2. #c5fea8
  3. #cbfeb1
  4. #d2febb
  5. #d8fec5
  6. #dfffcf
  7. #e5ffd8
  8. #ecffe2
  9. #f2ffec
  10. #f9fff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befe9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befe9e
  2. #b8f19b
  3. #b2e598
  4. #abd895
  5. #a5cc92
  6. #9fbf8f
  7. #99b28c
  8. #93a689
  9. #8c9986
  10. #868d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbf4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff097 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbeba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdf7e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecf69a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5f3a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdfacd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befe9e {
  color: #befe9e;
}
Background
.bg-befe9e {
  background-color: #befe9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befe9e {
  border: 2px solid #befe9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befe9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 254 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befe9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befe9e, #9efeae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befe9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 254 158 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.84 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.92 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.09 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.17 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.50 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.86 #410161 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Pale Green
#befe9e  rgb(190, 254, 158)  hsl(100, 98%, 81%)  Pale Green
#de9efe  rgb(222, 158, 254)  hsl(280, 98%, 81%)  Mauve
#9ebefe  rgb(158, 190, 254)  hsl(220, 98%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#fe9ebe  rgb(254, 158, 190)  hsl(340, 98%, 81%)  Carnation Pink