Palettes / Colors / #BBDF5C

#BBDF5C — Green

#BBDF5C is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BBDF5C 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.

#BBDF5C 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 #805DDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC15D and #7BDF5D. 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 36%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDF5C

.text { color: #BBDF5C; }
.background { background-color: #BBDF5C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDF5C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 67%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDF5C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDF5C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDF5C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDF5C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDF5C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #805DDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDF5C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDF5C

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 #BBDF5C 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 #BBDF5C 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

← #BBDF5B  ·  #BBDF5D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDF5C?

#BBDF5C is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 92). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDF5C?

#BBDF5C is RGB 187, 223, 92 — HSL 76°, 67%, 62% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 59%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDF5C?

Its complement is #805DDF; analogous partners are #DFC15D and #7BDF5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDF5C for text?

Black text on #BBDF5C has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.