Palettes / Colors / #BBE901

#BBE901 — Vivid Green

#BBE901 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 #BBE901 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.

#BBE901 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 #3001E9; it also sits naturally between #E9A401 and #47E901. 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 91% · Blue 0%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE901

.text { color: #BBE901; }
.background { background-color: #BBE901; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE901; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 233, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 99%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE901; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 233, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE901; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 233, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE901">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE901">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3001E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE901: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBE901

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 #BBE901 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 #BBE901 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

← #BBE900  ·  #BBE902 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE901?

#BBE901 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 233, 1). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE901?

#BBE901 is RGB 187, 233, 1 — HSL 72°, 99%, 46% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 100%, 9%.

What colors go with #BBE901?

Its complement is #3001E9; analogous partners are #E9A401 and #47E901. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE901 for text?

Black text on #BBE901 has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.