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#BBCA44 Color

#BBCA44 is rgb(187, 202, 68) in RGB, hsl(67, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 66%, 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 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCA44
HEX#BBCA44
RGBrgb(187, 202, 68)
HSLhsl(67, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(67, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.156 115.5)
LABlab(78.31% -18.00 61.84)
LCHlch(78.31% 64.41 106.23)

What #BBCA44 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 #BBCA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.75Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.4Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 11.54Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.76Citron#9FA91FΔE 11.9Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BBCA44 Channel Values

How #BBCA44 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 202 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCA44 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBCA44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBCA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCA44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBCA44
Complementary
#5444CA
Analogous
#CA9744
Analogous
#77CA44
Triadic
#44BBCA
Triadic
#CA44BB
Split comp.
#4477CA
Split comp.
#9744CA

Tints & Shades of #BBCA44

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.

Tints

#C3D15C
#CED978
#D6E090
#E0E7AB
#E9EEC3
#F3F6DF

Shades

#A8B734
#8E9B2C
#757F24
#5B631C
#424814
#282C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBCA44.

How #BBCA44 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#BBCA44
Protanopia#C8C844
Protanomaly#C3C944
Deuteranopia#C5C546
Deuteranomaly#C1C745
Tritanopia#C6BFBF
Tritanomaly#C2C49D
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbca44: #BBCA44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCA44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbca44': '#BBCA44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.792, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_bbca44">#BBCA44</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCA44"

More Green Colors

#BBCA44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBCA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCA44?

#BBCA44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 202, 68) in RGB and hsl(67, 56%, 53%) 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 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #BBCA44?

#BBCA44 is rgb(187, 202, 68) — red 187, green 202, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCA44?

#BBCA44 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCA44 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCA44 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 15.64, which is visibly different.

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