Palettes / Colors / #BBFAB2

#BBFAB2 — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFAB2 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 #BBFAB2 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.

#BBFAB2 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 #F2B2FA; it also sits naturally between #DFFAB2 and #B2FACE. 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 70%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFAB2

.text { color: #BBFAB2; }
.background { background-color: #BBFAB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFAB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFAB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFAB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFAB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFAB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2B2FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFAB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFAB2

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 #BBFAB2 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 #BBFAB2 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 #BBFAB2?

#BBFAB2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 250, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFAB2?

#BBFAB2 is RGB 187, 250, 178 — HSL 113°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFAB2?

Its complement is #F2B2FA; analogous partners are #DFFAB2 and #B2FACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFAB2 for text?

Black text on #BBFAB2 has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.