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#BBFBB2 — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFBB2 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 #BBFBB2 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.

#BBFBB2 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 #F2B1FB; it also sits naturally between #DFFBB1 and #B1FBCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBFBB2 · RGB 187, 251, 178

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Color values

HEX#BBFBB2
RGB187, 251, 178
HSL113°, 90%, 84%
HSV113°, 29%, 98%
CMYK25%, 0%, 29%, 2%
XYZ63.03, 82.77, 54.77
Yxy82.77, 0.3142, 0.4127
CIE-Lab92.92, -33.45, 28.72
Hunter Lab90.98, -31.19, 23.92

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

Sample text in #BBFBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBFBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBFBB2

.text { color: #BBFBB2; }
.background { background-color: #BBFBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 251, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 251, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 251, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBFBB2

#98F98B#75F764#53F53D#30F316#23D50B#1CAE09#168807#106105#093A03#031301

Tints of #BBFBB2

#BEFBB6#C3FBBB#CBFCC5#D0FCCA#D4FCCF#D8FDD3#DDFDD8#E5FDE2#E9FEE7#EEFEEC

Tones of #BBFBB2

#BEF6B7#C2F0BC#C6EBC1#CAE6C6#CEE1CC#D2DCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2B1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBFBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFBB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFBB2: ·

How #BBFBB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D7D7C4Deuteranopia · #D3CEC8Tritanopia · #BED2D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBFBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Palette 477d7f
#477D7F · #1F5357 · #64BD97 · #C2FFBB
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C1F2B0#C3F3B6#C3F2B3#C2FFBB#C0EFAE#BDF1BB#B1F1B2#BBEDAF#C4F4A9#AEF4B1#B2EFAC#B2EEAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBFBB1  ·  #BBFBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFBB2?

#BBFBB2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 251, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFBB2?

#BBFBB2 is RGB 187, 251, 178 — HSL 113°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFBB2?

Its complement is #F2B1FB; analogous partners are #DFFBB1 and #B1FBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFBB2 for text?

Black text on #BBFBB2 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.