Palettes / Colors / #BBDD43

#BBDD43 — Green

#BBDD43 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 #BBDD43 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.

#BBDD43 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 #6341DC; it also sits naturally between #DCB041 and #6DDC41. 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 87% · Blue 26%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDD43

.text { color: #BBDD43; }
.background { background-color: #BBDD43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDD43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 69%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDD43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDD43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDD43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDD43">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDD43

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6341DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDD43: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDD43

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 #BBDD43 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 #BBDD43 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 #BBDD43?

#BBDD43 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 67). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDD43?

#BBDD43 is RGB 187, 221, 67 — HSL 73°, 69%, 56% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 70%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDD43?

Its complement is #6341DC; analogous partners are #DCB041 and #6DDC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDD43 for text?

Black text on #BBDD43 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.