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#BBC95E Color

#BBC95E is rgb(187, 201, 94) in RGB, hsl(68, 50%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBC95E
HEX#BBC95E
RGBrgb(187, 201, 94)
HSLhsl(68, 50%, 58%)
HSVhsv(68, 53%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.133 115.7)
LABlab(78.23% -16.15 50.82)
LCHlch(78.23% 53.32 107.64)

What #BBC95E 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 #BBC95E, 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.

#BBC95E Channel Values

How #BBC95E 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 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 50% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 53% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBC95E 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 text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBC95E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBC95E; 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 #BBC95E

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 #BBC95E.

How #BBC95E 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#BBC95E
Protanopia#C7C75E
Protanomaly#C2C85E
Deuteranopia#C5C55F
Deuteranomaly#C1C65F
Tritanopia#C5C0C0
Tritanomaly#C1C3A2
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBC95E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbc95e: #BBC95E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBC95E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbc95e': '#BBC95E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_bbc95e">#BBC95E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBC95E"

More Green Colors

#BBC95E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBC95E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBC95E?

#BBC95E is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 201, 94) in RGB and hsl(68, 50%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #BBC95E?

#BBC95E is rgb(187, 201, 94) — red 187, green 201, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBC95E?

#BBC95E converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBC95E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBC95E scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBC95E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBC95E 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 16.16, which is visibly different.

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