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#BBC17B Color

#BBC17B is rgb(187, 193, 123) in RGB, hsl(65, 36%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC17B
HEX#BBC17B
RGBrgb(187, 193, 123)
HSLhsl(65, 36%, 62%)
HSVhsv(65, 36%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.092 112.5)
LABlab(76.37% -10.19 34.53)
LCHlch(76.37% 36.00 106.44)

What #BBC17B 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 #BBC17B, 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 green in the library.

#BBC17B Channel Values

How #BBC17B 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 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 36% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 36% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC17B 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC17B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC17B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC17B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BBC17B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC17B.

How #BBC17B 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#BBC17B
Protanopia#C0C07B
Protanomaly#BEC07B
Deuteranopia#BFBF7B
Deuteranomaly#BDC07B
Tritanopia#C2BABA
Tritanomaly#BFBDA5
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC17B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc17b: #BBC17B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC17B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc17b': '#BBC17B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.757, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc17b">#BBC17B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC17B"

More Green Colors

#BBC17B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC17B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC17B?

#BBC17B is a light green — rgb(187, 193, 123) in RGB and hsl(65, 36%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #BBC17B?

#BBC17B is rgb(187, 193, 123) — red 187, green 193, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC17B?

#BBC17B converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC17B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC17B scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC17B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC17B 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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