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#BFEF55 — Vivid Green

#BFEF55 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 #BFEF55 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.

#BFEF55 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 #8757EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD357 and #73EF57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFEF55 · RGB 191, 239, 85

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Color values

HEX#BFEF55
RGB191, 239, 85
HSL79°, 83%, 64%
HSV79°, 64%, 94%
CMYK20%, 0%, 64%, 6%
XYZ53.99, 73.47, 19.93
Yxy73.47, 0.3663, 0.4985
CIE-Lab88.67, -37.06, 66.91
Hunter Lab85.71, -33.50, 43.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 94% · Blue 33%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFEF55 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFEF55 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFEF55

.text { color: #BFEF55; }
.background { background-color: #BFEF55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEF55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 83%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEF55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEF55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEF55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEF55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFEF55

#B4ED3B#AAEA1F#99D714#85BB11#719F0F#5D830C#49670A#354B07#212F04#0D1302

Tints of #BFEF55

#C4F165#CAF273#D1F486#D6F594#DCF6A2#E1F8B0#E6F9BE#EDFBD0#F3FCDE#F8FDEC

Tones of #BFEF55

#BBE462#B7D96D#B3CE78#AFC482#ABB98D#A7AE98

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8757EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFEF55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEF55

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFEF55: ·

How #BFEF55 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D47ADeuteranopia · #D1CD83Tritanopia · #C1989E

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFEF55 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BCE951#C6EB56#C6F15A#C1E650#B5F158#B6E75A#BAE151#B8FC4F#BFE34A#CCE74F#BEED66#C8E055

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFEF54  ·  #BFEF56 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEF55?

#BFEF55 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 191, 239, 85). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEF55?

#BFEF55 is RGB 191, 239, 85 — HSL 79°, 83%, 64% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 64%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFEF55?

Its complement is #8757EF; analogous partners are #EFD357 and #73EF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEF55 for text?

Black text on #BFEF55 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.