Palettes / Colors / #BBDC35

#BBDC35 — Green

#BBDC35 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 #BBDC35 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.

#BBDC35 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 #5838DC; it also sits naturally between #DCAB38 and #69DC38. 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 21%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDC35

.text { color: #BBDC35; }
.background { background-color: #BBDC35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDC35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 70%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDC35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDC35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDC35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDC35">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5838DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDC35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDC35

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 #BBDC35 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 #BBDC35 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 #BBDC35?

#BBDC35 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 220, 53). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDC35?

#BBDC35 is RGB 187, 220, 53 — HSL 72°, 70%, 54% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 76%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDC35?

Its complement is #5838DC; analogous partners are #DCAB38 and #69DC38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDC35 for text?

Black text on #BBDC35 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.