Palettes / Colors / #BBFEA6
#BBFEA6 — Pale Vivid Green
#BBFEA6 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 #BBFEA6 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.
#BBFEA6 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 #E9A4FE; it also sits naturally between #E6FEA4 and #A4FEBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBFEA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 254, 166 |
| HSL | 106°, 98%, 82% |
| HSV | 106°, 35%, 100% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 35%, 0% |
| XYZ | 62.82, 84.20, 49.02 |
| Yxy | 84.20, 0.3204, 0.4295 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.54, -36.62, 35.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.76, -34.02, 28.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 100% · Blue 65%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBFEA6
.text { color: #BBFEA6; }
.background { background-color: #BBFEA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFEA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 254, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFEA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 254, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFEA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 254, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBFEA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFEA6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9A4FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBFEA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFEA6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFEA6: ·
How #BBFEA6 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 #BBFEA6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBFEA6?
#BBFEA6 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 254, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFEA6?
#BBFEA6 is RGB 187, 254, 166 — HSL 106°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 35%, 0%.
What colors go with #BBFEA6?
Its complement is #E9A4FE; analogous partners are #E6FEA4 and #A4FEBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBFEA6 for text?
Black text on #BBFEA6 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.