Palettes / Colors / #BBFD42

#BBFD42 — Vivid Green

#BBFD42 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BBFD42 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.

#BBFD42 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 #8544FD; it also sits naturally between #FDE144 and #60FD44. 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 99% · Blue 26%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFD42

.text { color: #BBFD42; }
.background { background-color: #BBFD42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFD42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 253, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 98%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFD42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 253, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFD42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 253, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFD42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFD42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8544FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFD42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFD42

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 #BBFD42 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 #BBFD42 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 #BBFD42?

#BBFD42 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 253, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFD42?

#BBFD42 is RGB 187, 253, 66 — HSL 81°, 98%, 63% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 74%, 1%.

What colors go with #BBFD42?

Its complement is #8544FD; analogous partners are #FDE144 and #60FD44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFD42 for text?

Black text on #BBFD42 has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.