Palettes / Colors / #BDFF42

#BDFF42 — Vivid Green

#BDFF42 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

#BDFF42 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 #8442FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE342 and #5FFF42. 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 74% · Green 100% · Blue 26%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFF42

.text { color: #BDFF42; }
.background { background-color: #BDFF42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFF42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFF42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFF42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFF42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFF42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDFF42

Tints of #BDFF42

Tones of #BDFF42

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8442FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFF42: #000000.

How #BDFF42 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 #BDFF42 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 #BDFF42?

#BDFF42 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFF42?

#BDFF42 is RGB 189, 255, 66 — HSL 81°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 74%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFF42?

Its complement is #8442FF; analogous partners are #FFE342 and #5FFF42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFF42 for text?

Black text on #BDFF42 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.