Palettes / Colors / #BBDF42

#BBDF42 — Green

#BBDF42 is a green color we call 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 #BBDF42 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.

#BBDF42 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 #6843DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB643 and #6DDF43. 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 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDF42

.text { color: #BBDF42; }
.background { background-color: #BBDF42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDF42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDF42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDF42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDF42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDF42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6843DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDF42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDF42

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 #BBDF42 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 #BBDF42 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

← #BBDF41  ·  #BBDF43 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDF42?

#BBDF42 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDF42?

#BBDF42 is RGB 187, 223, 66 — HSL 74°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 70%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDF42?

Its complement is #6843DF; analogous partners are #DFB643 and #6DDF43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDF42 for text?

Black text on #BBDF42 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.