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#BBCC94 Color

#BBCC94 is rgb(187, 204, 148) in RGB, hsl(78, 35%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 12.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCC94
HEX#BBCC94
RGBrgb(187, 204, 148)
HSLhsl(78, 35%, 69%)
HSVhsv(78, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.077 121.8)
LABlab(79.69% -13.03 25.98)
LCHlch(79.69% 29.07 116.64)

What #BBCC94 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 #BBCC94, 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.

#BBCC94 Channel Values

How #BBCC94 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 204 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 35% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCC94 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBCC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBCC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCC94; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BBCC94

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBCC94.

How #BBCC94 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#BBCC94
Protanopia#C9C994
Protanomaly#C4CA94
Deuteranopia#C7C795
Deuteranomaly#C2C994
Tritanopia#C1C6C6
Tritanomaly#BFC8B4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbcc94: #BBCC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbcc94': '#BBCC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.800, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_bbcc94">#BBCC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCC94"

More Green Colors

#BBCC94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBCC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCC94?

#BBCC94 is a light green — rgb(187, 204, 148) in RGB and hsl(78, 35%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.23.

What is the RGB value of #BBCC94?

#BBCC94 is rgb(187, 204, 148) — red 187, green 204, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCC94?

#BBCC94 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCC94 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCC94 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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