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#BBC110 Color

#BBC110 is rgb(187, 193, 16) in RGB, hsl(62, 85%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 92%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC110
HEX#BBC110
RGBrgb(187, 193, 16)
HSLhsl(62, 85%, 41%)
HSVhsv(62, 92%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 92%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.17 112)
LABlab(75.65% -15.18 73.44)
LCHlch(75.65% 74.99 101.68)

What #BBC110 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBC110, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BBC110 Channel Values

How #BBC110 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 193 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 85% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 92% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC110 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC110 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC110

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC110; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BBC110

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC110.

How #BBC110 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBC110
Protanopia#C0C010
Protanomaly#BEC010
Deuteranopia#BFBF12
Deuteranomaly#BDC011
Tritanopia#C6B6B6
Tritanomaly#C2BA91
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC110 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbc110: #BBC110;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC110;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc110': '#BBC110' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.757, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc110">#BBC110</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC110"

More Yellow Colors

#BBC110 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC110 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC110?

#BBC110 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(187, 193, 16) in RGB and hsl(62, 85%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #BBC110?

#BBC110 is rgb(187, 193, 16) — red 187, green 193, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC110?

#BBC110 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 92%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC110 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC110 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC110 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC110 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.58, which is visibly different.

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