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#BBC73D Color

#BBC73D is rgb(187, 199, 61) in RGB, hsl(65, 55%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 69%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC73D
HEX#BBC73D
RGBrgb(187, 199, 61)
HSLhsl(65, 55%, 51%)
HSVhsv(65, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 69%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.157 114.3)
LABlab(77.45% -16.90 63.59)
LCHlch(77.45% 65.79 104.88)

What #BBC73D 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 #BBC73D, 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.

#BBC73D Channel Values

How #BBC73D 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 199 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 55% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 69% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC73D 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBC73D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBC73D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC73D; 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 #BBC73D

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 #BBC73D.

How #BBC73D 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#BBC73D
Protanopia#C5C53D
Protanomaly#C1C63D
Deuteranopia#C3C33E
Deuteranomaly#C0C53E
Tritanopia#C6BCBC
Tritanomaly#C2C19A
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC73D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc73d: #BBC73D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC73D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc73d': '#BBC73D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.780, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc73d">#BBC73D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC73D"

More Green Colors

#BBC73D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC73D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC73D?

#BBC73D is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 199, 61) in RGB and hsl(65, 55%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #BBC73D?

#BBC73D is rgb(187, 199, 61) — red 187, green 199, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC73D?

#BBC73D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 69%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC73D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC73D scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC73D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC73D 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 16.34, which is visibly different.

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