Palettes / Colors / #BBFF59

#BBFF59 — Light Vivid Green

#BBFF59 is a green color we call Light 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 #BBFF59 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.

#BBFF59 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 #9D57FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF157 and #65FF57. 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 35%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFF59

.text { color: #BBFF59; }
.background { background-color: #BBFF59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFF59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 255, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 100%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFF59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 255, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFF59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 255, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFF59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFF59">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D57FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFF59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFF59

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 #BBFF59 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 #BBFF59 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 #BBFF59?

#BBFF59 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 255, 89). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFF59?

#BBFF59 is RGB 187, 255, 89 — HSL 85°, 100%, 67% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 65%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBFF59?

Its complement is #9D57FF; analogous partners are #FFF157 and #65FF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFF59 for text?

Black text on #BBFF59 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.