The Alabaster until Effervescent Delighting

#bfd0bd RGB(191,208,189)

About this color

The Alabaster until Effervescent Delighting is a muted, light green tone, fixed at #bfd0bd in the RGB color space.

#bfd0bdRGB(191, 208, 189)

HSL 114° · 17% saturation · 78% lightness

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Psychology

Pale green carries associations of health, calm, and natural simplicity.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

With its high lightness, this tone is ideal as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Alabaster until Effervescent Delighting
HEX
#bfd0bd
RGB
rgb(191,208,189)
RGB%
rgb(74.9%,81.6%,74.1%)
HSL
hsl(114,17%,78%)
HSV
hsv(114,9%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,9,18)
LAB
lab(82,-9,7)
LCH
lch(82,11,142)
sRGB
(0.749,0.816,0.741)
HEX8
#bfd0bdff
CSS Name
Decimal
191208189

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Color info

Lightness
78%
Saturation
17%
Hue
114°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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