Palettes / Colors / #BBFE8B

#BBFE8B — Light Vivid Green

#BBFE8B 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 #BBFE8B 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.

#BBFE8B 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 #CE8BFE; it also sits naturally between #F4FE8B and #8BFE94. 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 100% · Blue 55%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFE8B

.text { color: #BBFE8B; }
.background { background-color: #BBFE8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFE8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 254, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 98%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFE8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 254, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFE8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 254, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFE8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFE8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8BFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFE8B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFE8B

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 #BBFE8B 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 #BBFE8B 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 #BBFE8B?

#BBFE8B is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 254, 139). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFE8B?

#BBFE8B is RGB 187, 254, 139 — HSL 95°, 98%, 77% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 45%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBFE8B?

Its complement is #CE8BFE; analogous partners are #F4FE8B and #8BFE94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFE8B for text?

Black text on #BBFE8B has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.