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#BBC94F Color

#BBC94F is rgb(187, 201, 79) in RGB, hsl(67, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 61%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC94F
HEX#BBC94F
RGBrgb(187, 201, 79)
HSLhsl(67, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(67, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 61%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.146 115.3)
LABlab(78.11% -17.01 57.24)
LCHlch(78.11% 59.72 106.55)

What #BBC94F 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 #BBC94F, 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.

#BBC94F Channel Values

How #BBC94F 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 201 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC94F 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBC94F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC94F; 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 #BBC94F

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 #BBC94F.

How #BBC94F 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#BBC94F
Protanopia#C7C74F
Protanomaly#C2C84F
Deuteranopia#C5C550
Deuteranomaly#C1C650
Tritanopia#C5BFBF
Tritanomaly#C1C39E
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC94F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc94f: #BBC94F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC94F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc94f': '#BBC94F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc94f">#BBC94F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC94F"

More Green Colors

#BBC94F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC94F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC94F?

#BBC94F is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 201, 79) in RGB and hsl(67, 53%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #BBC94F?

#BBC94F is rgb(187, 201, 79) — red 187, green 201, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC94F?

#BBC94F converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 61%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC94F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC94F scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC94F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC94F 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 18.19, which is visibly different.

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