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#BBC67B Color

#BBC67B is rgb(187, 198, 123) in RGB, hsl(69, 40%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 22%) 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 8.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC67B
HEX#BBC67B
RGBrgb(187, 198, 123)
HSLhsl(69, 40%, 63%)
HSVhsv(69, 38%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.099 115.5)
LABlab(77.72% -12.58 36.23)
LCHlch(77.72% 38.35 109.15)

What #BBC67B 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 #BBC67B, 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.

#BBC67B Channel Values

How #BBC67B 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 198 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 40% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 38% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC67B 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC67B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC67B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC67B; 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 #BBC67B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBC67B.

How #BBC67B 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#BBC67B
Protanopia#C4C47B
Protanomaly#C1C57B
Deuteranopia#C2C27C
Deuteranomaly#C0C47B
Tritanopia#C3BFBF
Tritanomaly#C0C2A8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC67B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc67b: #BBC67B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC67B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc67b': '#BBC67B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.776, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc67b">#BBC67B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC67B"

More Green Colors

#BBC67B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC67B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC67B?

#BBC67B is a light green — rgb(187, 198, 123) in RGB and hsl(69, 40%, 63%) 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 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #BBC67B?

#BBC67B is rgb(187, 198, 123) — red 187, green 198, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC67B?

#BBC67B converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC67B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC67B scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC67B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC67B 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 8.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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