Palettes / Colors / #BBFF5A
#BBFF5A — Light Vivid Green
#BBFF5A 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 #BBFF5A 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.
#BBFF5A 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 #A05CFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF15C and #69FF5C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBFF5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 255, 90 |
| HSL | 85°, 100%, 68% |
| HSV | 85°, 65%, 100% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 65%, 0% |
| XYZ | 58.10, 82.82, 22.60 |
| Yxy | 82.82, 0.3553, 0.5065 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.94, -45.22, 69.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.01, -41.09, 45.72 |
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
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CSS code for #BBFF5A
.text { color: #BBFF5A; }
.background { background-color: #BBFF5A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFF5A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 255, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 100%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFF5A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 255, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFF5A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 255, 90, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBFF5A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFF5A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBFF5A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A05CFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBFF5A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFF5A
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 #BBFF5A: ·
How #BBFF5A 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 #BBFF5A 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 #BBFF5A?
#BBFF5A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 255, 90). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFF5A?
#BBFF5A is RGB 187, 255, 90 — HSL 85°, 100%, 68% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 65%, 0%.
What colors go with #BBFF5A?
Its complement is #A05CFF; analogous partners are #FFF15C and #69FF5C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBFF5A for text?
Black text on #BBFF5A has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.