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#BBF73B — Vivid Green

#BBF73B 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 #BBF73B 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.

#BBF73B 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 #773BF7; it also sits naturally between #F7D43B and #5EF73B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBF73B · RGB 187, 247, 59

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Color values

HEX#BBF73B
RGB187, 247, 59
HSL79°, 92%, 60%
HSV79°, 76%, 97%
CMYK24%, 0%, 76%, 3%
XYZ54.54, 77.40, 16.20
Yxy77.40, 0.3682, 0.5225
CIE-Lab90.51, -43.58, 77.65
Hunter Lab87.98, -39.21, 47.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 97% · Blue 23%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBF73B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBF73B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBF73B

.text { color: #BBF73B; }
.background { background-color: #BBF73B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF73B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 247, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 92%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF73B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 247, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF73B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 247, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF73B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF73B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBF73B

#B1F61E#A7F00A#93D309#82BA08#6D9D07#597F05#486704#334903#223102#0E1401

Tints of #BBF73B

#C2F84F#C7F85D#CEF971#D3FA80#DAFB93#E1FBA7#E6FCB6#ECFDC9#F1FDD8#F8FEEB

Tones of #BBF73B

#B7EA48#B2DC56#ADCF63#A8C171#A3B47E#9EA68C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #773BF7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBF73B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBF73B

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBF73B: ·

How #BBF73B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D668Deuteranopia · #D2CD73Tritanopia · #BE8C94

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBF73B rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #B9E937 · #57D131 · #406661
Golden Summit
#4717CB · #AA72EF · #B9E936 · #DCEC96
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Hidden Ruby Cascade
#350D0B · #3BFA27 · #B8FC4F · #28FA47
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9E937#B9E936#C3FA48#CEFB3E#B8FC4F#A9EE43#A3F940#CDE63D#AEFB50#BFE34A#BCE951#A2F732

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBF73A  ·  #BBF73C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBF73B?

#BBF73B is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 247, 59). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF73B?

#BBF73B is RGB 187, 247, 59 — HSL 79°, 92%, 60% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 76%, 3%.

What colors go with #BBF73B?

Its complement is #773BF7; analogous partners are #F7D43B and #5EF73B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF73B for text?

Black text on #BBF73B has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.