Palettes / Colors / #BBFDBA

#BBFDBA — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFDBA 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 #BBFDBA 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.

#BBFDBA 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 #FCBAFD; it also sits naturally between #DCFDBA and #BAFDDA. 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 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFDBA

.text { color: #BBFDBA; }
.background { background-color: #BBFDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 253, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 253, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 253, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCBAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFDBA

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 #BBFDBA 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 #BBFDBA 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

← #BBFDB9  ·  #BBFDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFDBA?

#BBFDBA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 253, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFDBA?

#BBFDBA is RGB 187, 253, 186 — HSL 119°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #BBFDBA?

Its complement is #FCBAFD; analogous partners are #DCFDBA and #BAFDDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFDBA for text?

Black text on #BBFDBA has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.