Palettes / Colors / #BBDA41
#BBDA41 — Green
#BBDA41 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BBDA41 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.
#BBDA41 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 #5E3FD9; it also sits naturally between #D9AB3F and #6DD93F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBDA41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 218, 65 |
| HSL | 72°, 67%, 55% |
| HSV | 72°, 70%, 85% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 70%, 15% |
| XYZ | 46.52, 61.09, 14.34 |
| Yxy | 61.09, 0.3815, 0.5009 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.43, -30.22, 67.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.16, -26.78, 41.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 85% · Blue 25%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBDA41
.text { color: #BBDA41; }
.background { background-color: #BBDA41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDA41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 67%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDA41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDA41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 65, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBDA41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDA41">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5E3FD9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBDA41: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDA41
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 #BBDA41: ·
How #BBDA41 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 #BBDA41 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 #BBDA41?
#BBDA41 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 218, 65). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDA41?
#BBDA41 is RGB 187, 218, 65 — HSL 72°, 67%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 70%, 15%.
What colors go with #BBDA41?
Its complement is #5E3FD9; analogous partners are #D9AB3F and #6DD93F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBDA41 for text?
Black text on #BBDA41 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.