Palettes / Colors / #BDFF38
#BDFF38 — Vivid Green
#BDFF38 is a green color we call 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 #BDFF38 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.
#BDFF38 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 #7A38FF; it also sits naturally between #FFDE38 and #59FF38. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDFF38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 255, 56 |
| HSL | 80°, 100%, 61% |
| HSV | 80°, 78%, 100% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 78%, 0% |
| XYZ | 57.46, 82.62, 16.66 |
| Yxy | 82.62, 0.3666, 0.5271 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.85, -46.40, 80.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.90, -42.04, 49.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 100% · Blue 22%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDFF38
.text { color: #BDFF38; }
.background { background-color: #BDFF38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFF38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFF38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFF38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 56, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDFF38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFF38">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7A38FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDFF38: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDFF38
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 #BDFF38: ·
How #BDFF38 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 #BDFF38 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 #BDFF38?
#BDFF38 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 56). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFF38?
#BDFF38 is RGB 189, 255, 56 — HSL 80°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 78%, 0%.
What colors go with #BDFF38?
Its complement is #7A38FF; analogous partners are #FFDE38 and #59FF38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDFF38 for text?
Black text on #BDFF38 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.