Palettes / Colors / #BBFAAC
#BBFAAC — Pale Vivid Green
#BBFAAC is a green color we call Pale 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 #BBFAAC 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.
#BBFAAC 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 #EBADFA; it also sits naturally between #E3FAAD and #ADFAC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBFAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 250, 172 |
| HSL | 108°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 108°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.13, 81.91, 51.57 |
| Yxy | 81.91, 0.3176, 0.4188 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.54, -33.91, 31.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.51, -31.52, 25.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 98% · Blue 67%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBFAAC
.text { color: #BBFAAC; }
.background { background-color: #BBFAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBFAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFAAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBADFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBFAAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFAAC
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 #BBFAAC: ·
How #BBFAAC 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 #BBFAAC 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 #BBFAAC?
#BBFAAC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFAAC?
#BBFAAC is RGB 187, 250, 172 — HSL 108°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #BBFAAC?
Its complement is #EBADFA; analogous partners are #E3FAAD and #ADFAC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBFAAC for text?
Black text on #BBFAAC has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.