Palettes / Colors / #BBFA7F

#BBFA7F — Light Vivid Green

#BBFA7F 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 #BBFA7F 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.

#BBFA7F 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 #BF80FA; it also sits naturally between #F8FA80 and #80FA82. 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 50%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFA7F

.text { color: #BBFA7F; }
.background { background-color: #BBFA7F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFA7F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFA7F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFA7F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFA7F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFA7F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF80FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFA7F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFA7F

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 #BBFA7F 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 #BBFA7F 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

← #BBFA7E  ·  #BBFA80 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFA7F?

#BBFA7F is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 127). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFA7F?

#BBFA7F is RGB 187, 250, 127 — HSL 91°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFA7F?

Its complement is #BF80FA; analogous partners are #F8FA80 and #80FA82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFA7F for text?

Black text on #BBFA7F has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.