Palettes / Colors / #BBFA80

#BBFA80 — Light Vivid Green

#BBFA80 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 #BBFA80 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.

#BBFA80 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 #BBFA80

.text { color: #BBFA80; }
.background { background-color: #BBFA80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFA80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFA80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFA80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFA80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFA80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF80FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFA80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFA80

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 #BBFA80 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 #BBFA80 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFA80?

#BBFA80 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 128). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFA80?

#BBFA80 is RGB 187, 250, 128 — HSL 91°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFA80?

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

Can I use #BBFA80 for text?

Black text on #BBFA80 has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.