Palettes / Colors / #BBFA5B
#BBFA5B — Light Vivid Green
#BBFA5B is a green color we call Light 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 #BBFA5B 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.
#BBFA5B 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 #9B5CFA; it also sits naturally between #FAEA5C and #6CFA5C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBFA5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 250, 91 |
| HSL | 84°, 94%, 67% |
| HSV | 84°, 64%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 64%, 2% |
| XYZ | 56.57, 79.69, 22.30 |
| Yxy | 79.69, 0.3568, 0.5026 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.55, -42.98, 67.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.27, -38.95, 44.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 98% · Blue 36%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBFA5B
.text { color: #BBFA5B; }
.background { background-color: #BBFA5B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFA5B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFA5B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFA5B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 91, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBFA5B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFA5B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBFA5B
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Tones of #BBFA5B
Color harmonies
Complementary — #9B5CFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBFA5B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFA5B
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFA5B: ·
How #BBFA5B 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 #BBFA5B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBFA5B?
#BBFA5B is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 91). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFA5B?
#BBFA5B is RGB 187, 250, 91 — HSL 84°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 64%, 2%.
What colors go with #BBFA5B?
Its complement is #9B5CFA; analogous partners are #FAEA5C and #6CFA5C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBFA5B for text?
Black text on #BBFA5B has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.