Palettes / Colors / #BBDD4A

#BBDD4A — Green

#BBDD4A 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 #BBDD4A 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.

#BBDD4A 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 #6D4BDD; it also sits naturally between #DDB64B and #72DD4B. 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 29%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDD4A

.text { color: #BBDD4A; }
.background { background-color: #BBDD4A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDD4A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 68%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDD4A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDD4A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDD4A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDD4A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDD4A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D4BDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDD4A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDD4A

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 #BBDD4A 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 #BBDD4A 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

← #BBDD49  ·  #BBDD4B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDD4A?

#BBDD4A is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 74). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDD4A?

#BBDD4A is RGB 187, 221, 74 — HSL 74°, 68%, 58% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 67%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDD4A?

Its complement is #6D4BDD; analogous partners are #DDB64B and #72DD4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDD4A for text?

Black text on #BBDD4A has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.