Palettes / Colors / #BBEF6A

#BBEF6A — Light Vivid Green

#BBEF6A is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #BBEF6A 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.

#BBEF6A 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 #9E6BEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE06B and #7BEF6B. 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 94% · Blue 42%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEF6A

.text { color: #BBEF6A; }
.background { background-color: #BBEF6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEF6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 239, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 81%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEF6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 239, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEF6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 239, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBEF6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBEF6A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E6BEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEF6A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEF6A

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 #BBEF6A 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 #BBEF6A 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

← #BBEF69  ·  #BBEF6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEF6A?

#BBEF6A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 239, 106). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEF6A?

#BBEF6A is RGB 187, 239, 106 — HSL 83°, 81%, 68% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBEF6A?

Its complement is #9E6BEF; analogous partners are #EFE06B and #7BEF6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEF6A for text?

Black text on #BBEF6A has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.