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#BBFA11 — Vivid Green

#BBFA11 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 #BBFA11 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.

#BBFA11 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 #4E0FFA; it also sits naturally between #FAC30F and #46FA0F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBFA11 · RGB 187, 250, 17

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Color values

HEX#BBFA11
RGB187, 250, 17
HSL76°, 96%, 52%
HSV76°, 93%, 98%
CMYK25%, 0%, 93%, 2%
XYZ54.78, 78.98, 12.89
Yxy78.98, 0.3736, 0.5386
CIE-Lab91.22, -46.07, 86.67
Hunter Lab88.87, -41.39, 50.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 98% · Blue 7%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 93% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBFA11 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBFA11 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBFA11

.text { color: #BBFA11; }
.background { background-color: #BBFA11; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFA11; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFA11; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFA11; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFA11">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFA11">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBFA11

#AEEB05#9BD204#8CBE04#7AA503#678C03#557302#425A02#344601#212D01#0F1400

Tints of #BBFA11

#C1FB23#C8FB3C#CEFB50#D5FC69#DAFC7D#E0FD91#E7FDAA#EDFEBE#F4FED7#F9FFEB

Tones of #BBFA11

#B3E920#ACD930#A4C841#9CB752#94A664#8D9673

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E0FFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBFA11: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFA11

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 #BBFA11: ·

How #BBFA11 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D749Deuteranopia · #D3CE57Tritanopia · #BE7680

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 · #CDDC39Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBFA11 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Terrace
#2F0A2E · #27FEE5 · #BDF614 · #4EEAFD
Amber Ruby Mirage
#270A17 · #B7FF14 · #4C46FA · #33FD9E
Burning Lagoon
#0D0E29 · #B4F615 · #4FFBC1 · #FD3BC0
Vintage Summit
#140A1F · #B2FB19 · #13C1F9 · #FC373F
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC
Palette Fffadc
#FFFADC · #B6F500 · #A4DD00 · #98CD00

Similar colors

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

#BDF614#B7FF14#B4F615#B2FB19#BDFC1F#B6F500#ABFC1D#B4E50D#ABF723#B5E720#A2F713#CFF800

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBFA10  ·  #BBFA12 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFA11?

#BBFA11 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 17). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFA11?

#BBFA11 is RGB 187, 250, 17 — HSL 76°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 93%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFA11?

Its complement is #4E0FFA; analogous partners are #FAC30F and #46FA0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFA11 for text?

Black text on #BBFA11 has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.