Palettes / Colors / #BBDA52

#BBDA52 — Green

#BBDA52 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BBDA52 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.

#BBDA52 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 #7252DA; it also sits naturally between #DAB652 and #77DA52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 85% · Blue 32%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBDA52

.text { color: #BBDA52; }
.background { background-color: #BBDA52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDA52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 65%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDA52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDA52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDA52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDA52">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7252DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDA52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDA52

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:

How #BBDA52 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 #BBDA52 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDA52?

#BBDA52 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 218, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDA52?

#BBDA52 is RGB 187, 218, 82 — HSL 74°, 65%, 59% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 62%, 15%.

What colors go with #BBDA52?

Its complement is #7252DA; analogous partners are #DAB652 and #77DA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDA52 for text?

Black text on #BBDA52 has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.