Palettes / Colors / #BBF494

#BBF494 — Light Vivid Green

#BBF494 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #BBF494 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.

#BBF494 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 #CE95F4; it also sits naturally between #EAF495 and #95F49E. 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 96% · Blue 58%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBF494

.text { color: #BBF494; }
.background { background-color: #BBF494; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF494; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 244, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 81%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF494; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 244, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF494; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 244, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF494">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF494">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBF494

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE95F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF494: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBF494

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 #BBF494 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 #BBF494 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

← #BBF493  ·  #BBF495 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBF494?

#BBF494 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 244, 148). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF494?

#BBF494 is RGB 187, 244, 148 — HSL 96°, 81%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 39%, 4%.

What colors go with #BBF494?

Its complement is #CE95F4; analogous partners are #EAF495 and #95F49E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF494 for text?

Black text on #BBF494 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.