Palettes / Colors / #BBF9AE

#BBF9AE — Pale Vivid Green

#BBF9AE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BBF9AE 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 #EDAEF9; it also sits naturally between #E0F9AE and #AEF9C7. 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 98% · Blue 68%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #BBF9AE

.text { color: #BBF9AE; }
.background { background-color: #BBF9AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF9AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 249, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF9AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 249, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF9AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 249, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF9AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF9AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDAEF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF9AE: #000000.

How #BBF9AE 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 #BBF9AE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBF9AE?

#BBF9AE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 249, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF9AE?

#BBF9AE is RGB 187, 249, 174 — HSL 110°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBF9AE?

Its complement is #EDAEF9; analogous partners are #E0F9AE and #AEF9C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF9AE for text?

Black text on #BBF9AE has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.