Palettes / Colors / #BBF08A

#BBF08A — Light Green

#BBF08A is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BBF08A 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 #BE8AF0; it also sits naturally between #EEF08A and #8AF08B. 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 54%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBF08A

.text { color: #BBF08A; }
.background { background-color: #BBF08A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF08A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 240, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 77%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF08A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 240, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF08A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 240, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF08A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF08A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBF08A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE8AF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF08A: #000000.

How #BBF08A 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 #BBF08A 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

← #BBF089  ·  #BBF08B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBF08A?

#BBF08A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 187, 240, 138). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF08A?

#BBF08A is RGB 187, 240, 138 — HSL 91°, 77%, 74% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 43%, 6%.

What colors go with #BBF08A?

Its complement is #BE8AF0; analogous partners are #EEF08A and #8AF08B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF08A for text?

Black text on #BBF08A has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.