Palettes / Colors / #BBDC03

#BBDC03 — Vivid Yellow

#BBDC03 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BBDC03 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.

#BBDC03 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #2403DD; it also sits naturally between #DD9103 and #50DD03. 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 86% · Blue 1%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDC03

.text { color: #BBDC03; }
.background { background-color: #BBDC03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDC03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 97%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDC03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDC03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDC03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDC03">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2403DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDC03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDC03

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 #BBDC03 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 #BBDC03 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

← #BBDC02  ·  #BBDC04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDC03?

#BBDC03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 220, 3). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDC03?

#BBDC03 is RGB 187, 220, 3 — HSL 69°, 97%, 44% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 99%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDC03?

Its complement is #2403DD; analogous partners are #DD9103 and #50DD03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDC03 for text?

Black text on #BBDC03 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.