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#BBCAA5 Color

#BBCAA5 is rgb(187, 202, 165) in RGB, hsl(84, 26%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCAA5
HEX#BBCAA5
RGBrgb(187, 202, 165)
HSLhsl(84, 26%, 72%)
HSVhsv(84, 18%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.053 125.5)
LABlab(79.43% -10.18 16.74)
LCHlch(79.43% 19.60 121.31)

What #BBCAA5 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 #BBCAA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.11Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.47Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.44Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 12.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.35Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 14.11

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

#BBCAA5 Channel Values

How #BBCAA5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 26% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 18% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCAA5 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBCAA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBCAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCAA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBCAA5
Complementary
#B4A5CA
Analogous
#CAC6A5
Analogous
#A9CAA5
Triadic
#A5BBCA
Triadic
#CAA5BB
Split comp.
#A5A9CA
Split comp.
#C6A5CA

Tints & Shades of #BBCAA5

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

#C5D2B2
#CCD7BC
#D6DFC8
#E0E6D5
#E9EEE2
#F0F4EC

Shades

#A3B785
#8DA668
#738A51
#596A3E
#3E4A2B
#262D1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBCAA5.

How #BBCAA5 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#BBCAA5
Protanopia#C8C8A5
Protanomaly#C3C9A5
Deuteranopia#C5C5A6
Deuteranomaly#C1C7A5
Tritanopia#C0C6C6
Tritanomaly#BEC8BA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbcaa5: #BBCAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbcaa5': '#BBCAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.792, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_bbcaa5">#BBCAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCAA5"

More Green Colors

#BBCAA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBCAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCAA5?

#BBCAA5 is a light green — rgb(187, 202, 165) in RGB and hsl(84, 26%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #BBCAA5?

#BBCAA5 is rgb(187, 202, 165) — red 187, green 202, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCAA5?

#BBCAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCAA5 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCAA5 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.11, which is visibly different.

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