Palettes / Colors / #BBEEAB
#BBEEAB — Light Green
#BBEEAB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #BBEEAB 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.
#BBEEAB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DEAAEE; it also sits naturally between #DCEEAA and #AAEEBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBEEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 238, 171 |
| HSL | 106°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 106°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.42, 74.65, 49.86 |
| Yxy | 74.65, 0.3193, 0.4081 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.23, -28.46, 27.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.40, -26.31, 22.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBEEAB
.text { color: #BBEEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BBEEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 238, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 238, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 238, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBEEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEEAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBEEAB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBEEAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEEAB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBEEAB: ·
How #BBEEAB 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 #BBEEAB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBEEAB?
#BBEEAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 238, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEEAB?
#BBEEAB is RGB 187, 238, 171 — HSL 106°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #BBEEAB?
Its complement is #DEAAEE; analogous partners are #DCEEAA and #AAEEBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBEEAB for text?
Black text on #BBEEAB has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.