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#BBFFB2 — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFFB2 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 #BBFFB2 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.

#BBFFB2 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 #F6B3FF; it also sits naturally between #E2FFB3 and #B3FFD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBFFB2 · RGB 187, 255, 178

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Color values

HEX#BBFFB2
RGB187, 255, 178
HSL113°, 100%, 85%
HSV113°, 30%, 100%
CMYK27%, 0%, 30%, 0%
XYZ64.29, 85.30, 55.20
Yxy85.30, 0.3139, 0.4165
CIE-Lab94.01, -35.28, 30.21
Hunter Lab92.36, -32.96, 25.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 100% · Blue 70%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBFFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBFFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBFFB2

.text { color: #BBFFB2; }
.background { background-color: #BBFFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 255, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 255, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 255, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBFFB2

#97FF8A#73FF61#4FFF38#2BFF0F#1BE600#15B800#118F00#0C6600#073D00#021400

Tints of #BBFFB2

#C0FFB8#C4FFBD#C9FFC2#CDFFC7#D6FFD1#DBFFD6#DFFFDB#E4FFE0#E8FFE5#EDFFEB

Tones of #BBFFB2

#C0FAB8#C4F4BE#C8EFC3#CCE9C8#D0E4CE#D5DED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6B3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBFFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFFB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFFB2: ·

How #BBFFB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D8D9C5Deuteranopia · #D5CFC9Tritanopia · #BED3D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBFFB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 477d7f
#477D7F · #1F5357 · #64BD97 · #C2FFBB
Palette Ffb534
#FFB534 · #FBF6EE · #C1F2B0 · #65B741
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C2FFBB#C1F2B0#C3F3B6#C3F2B3#BDF1BB#C4F4A9#AEF4B1#B1F1B2#C0EFAE#B6FFA1#BBEDAF#B2EFAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBFFB1  ·  #BBFFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFFB2?

#BBFFB2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 255, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFFB2?

#BBFFB2 is RGB 187, 255, 178 — HSL 113°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBFFB2?

Its complement is #F6B3FF; analogous partners are #E2FFB3 and #B3FFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFFB2 for text?

Black text on #BBFFB2 has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.