Palettes / Colors / #BBE080

#BBE080 — Light Green

#BBE080 is a green color we call Light 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 #BBE080 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.

#BBE080 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 #A580E0; it also sits naturally between #E0D580 and #8BE080. 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 88% · Blue 50%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE080

.text { color: #BBE080; }
.background { background-color: #BBE080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 224, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 224, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 224, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBE080

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A580E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBE080

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 #BBE080 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 #BBE080 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

← #BBE07F  ·  #BBE081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE080?

#BBE080 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 224, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE080?

#BBE080 is RGB 187, 224, 128 — HSL 83°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 43%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBE080?

Its complement is #A580E0; analogous partners are #E0D580 and #8BE080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE080 for text?

Black text on #BBE080 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.