Palettes / Colors / #BDFF55

#BDFF55 — Light Vivid Green

#BDFF55 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 #BDFF55 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.

#BDFF55 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 #9757FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEB57 and #6AFF57. 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 33%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFF55

.text { color: #BDFF55; }
.background { background-color: #BDFF55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFF55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 100%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFF55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFF55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFF55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFF55">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9757FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFF55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDFF55

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 #BDFF55 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 #BDFF55 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 #BDFF55?

#BDFF55 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 189, 255, 85). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFF55?

#BDFF55 is RGB 189, 255, 85 — HSL 83°, 100%, 67% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 67%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFF55?

Its complement is #9757FF; analogous partners are #FFEB57 and #6AFF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFF55 for text?

Black text on #BDFF55 has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.