Palettes / Colors / #BBFFBB

#BBFFBB — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFFBB 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 #BBFFBB 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.

#BBFFBB 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 #FFBDFF; it also sits naturally between #DEFFBD and #BDFFDE. 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 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFFBB

.text { color: #BBFFBB; }
.background { background-color: #BBFFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 255, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 255, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 255, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFFBB

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 #BBFFBB 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 #BBFFBB 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 #BBFFBB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFFBB?

#BBFFBB is RGB 187, 255, 187 — HSL 120°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBFFBB?

Its complement is #FFBDFF; analogous partners are #DEFFBD and #BDFFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFFBB for text?

Black text on #BBFFBB has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.