Palettes / Colors / #BFEB42

#BFEB42 — Vivid Green

#BFEB42 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 #BFEB42 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.

#BFEB42 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 #6F42EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC442 and #69EB42. 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 75% · Green 92% · Blue 26%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEB42

.text { color: #BFEB42; }
.background { background-color: #BFEB42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEB42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEB42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEB42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEB42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEB42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F42EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEB42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEB42

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 #BFEB42 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 #BFEB42 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

← #BFEB41  ·  #BFEB43 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEB42?

#BFEB42 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 191, 235, 66). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEB42?

#BFEB42 is RGB 191, 235, 66 — HSL 76°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 72%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFEB42?

Its complement is #6F42EB; analogous partners are #EBC442 and #69EB42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEB42 for text?

Black text on #BFEB42 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.