Palettes / Colors / #BBDA43
#BBDA43 — Green
#BBDA43 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 #BBDA43 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.
#BBDA43 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 #6244DA; it also sits naturally between #DAAD44 and #71DA44. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBDA43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 218, 67 |
| HSL | 72°, 67%, 56% |
| HSV | 72°, 69%, 85% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 69%, 15% |
| XYZ | 46.58, 61.11, 14.65 |
| Yxy | 61.11, 0.3807, 0.4995 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.44, -30.11, 67.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.17, -26.69, 40.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 85% · Blue 26%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBDA43
.text { color: #BBDA43; }
.background { background-color: #BBDA43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDA43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 67%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDA43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDA43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 67, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBDA43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDA43">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6244DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBDA43: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDA43
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 #BBDA43: ·
How #BBDA43 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 #BBDA43 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 #BBDA43?
#BBDA43 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 218, 67). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDA43?
#BBDA43 is RGB 187, 218, 67 — HSL 72°, 67%, 56% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 69%, 15%.
What colors go with #BBDA43?
Its complement is #6244DA; analogous partners are #DAAD44 and #71DA44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBDA43 for text?
Black text on #BBDA43 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.