Palettes / Colors / #BBDF09

#BBDF09 — Vivid Green

#BBDF09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BBDF09 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.

#BBDF09 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 #2C09DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9609 and #50DC09. 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 4%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDF09

.text { color: #BBDF09; }
.background { background-color: #BBDF09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDF09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDF09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDF09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDF09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDF09">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDF09

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C09DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDF09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDF09

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 #BBDF09 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 #BBDF09 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

← #BBDF08  ·  #BBDF0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDF09?

#BBDF09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 9). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDF09?

#BBDF09 is RGB 187, 223, 9 — HSL 70°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 96%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDF09?

Its complement is #2C09DC; analogous partners are #DC9609 and #50DC09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDF09 for text?

Black text on #BBDF09 has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.