Palettes / Colors / #BBFB99

#BBFB99 — Light Vivid Green

#BBFB99 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 #BBFB99 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.

#BBFB99 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 #D898FB; it also sits naturally between #ECFB98 and #98FBA7. 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 60%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFB99

.text { color: #BBFB99; }
.background { background-color: #BBFB99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFB99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 251, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 92%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFB99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 251, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFB99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 251, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFB99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFB99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D898FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFB99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFB99

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 #BBFB99 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 #BBFB99 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

← #BBFB98  ·  #BBFB9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFB99?

#BBFB99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 251, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFB99?

#BBFB99 is RGB 187, 251, 153 — HSL 99°, 92%, 79% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 39%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFB99?

Its complement is #D898FB; analogous partners are #ECFB98 and #98FBA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFB99 for text?

Black text on #BBFB99 has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.