Palettes / Colors / #BBDC3F

#BBDC3F — Green

#BBDC3F 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 #BBDC3F 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.

#BBDC3F 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 #5F3DDB; it also sits naturally between #DBAF3D and #6ADB3D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 86% · Blue 25%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDC3F

.text { color: #BBDC3F; }
.background { background-color: #BBDC3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDC3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 69%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDC3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDC3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDC3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDC3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDC3F

Tints of #BBDC3F

Tones of #BBDC3F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F3DDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDC3F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDC3F

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 #BBDC3F 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 #BBDC3F 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

← #BBDC3E  ·  #BBDC40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDC3F?

#BBDC3F is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 220, 63). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDC3F?

#BBDC3F is RGB 187, 220, 63 — HSL 73°, 69%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 71%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDC3F?

Its complement is #5F3DDB; analogous partners are #DBAF3D and #6ADB3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDC3F for text?

Black text on #BBDC3F has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.