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#BBCF77 Color

#BBCF77 is rgb(187, 207, 119) in RGB, hsl(74, 48%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 43%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCF77
HEX#BBCF77
RGBrgb(187, 207, 119)
HSLhsl(74, 48%, 64%)
HSVhsv(74, 43%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 43%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.115 119.5)
LABlab(80.13% -17.14 41.19)
LCHlch(80.13% 44.62 112.59)

What #BBCF77 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 #BBCF77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 5.1Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 6.97Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.79Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 12.62Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.94Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 13.19

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

#BBCF77 Channel Values

How #BBCF77 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 207 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 48% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 43% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCF77 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBCF77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBCF77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCF77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBCF77
Complementary
#8C77CF
Analogous
#CFB877
Analogous
#8FCF77
Triadic
#77BBCF
Triadic
#CF77BB
Split comp.
#778FCF
Split comp.
#B877CF

Tints & Shades of #BBCF77

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

#C4D68A
#CEDD9D
#D7E3B0
#DFE8BF
#E8EFD2
#F2F6E5

Shades

#AAC355
#97B13E
#7A8F32
#607128
#434F1C
#2A3111

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBCF77.

How #BBCF77 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#BBCF77
Protanopia#CCCC77
Protanomaly#C5CD77
Deuteranopia#C9C978
Deuteranomaly#C3CB78
Tritanopia#C4C7C7
Tritanomaly#C1CAAC
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCF77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbcf77: #BBCF77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCF77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbcf77': '#BBCF77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.812, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_bbcf77">#BBCF77</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCF77"

More Green Colors

#BBCF77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBCF77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCF77?

#BBCF77 is a light green — rgb(187, 207, 119) in RGB and hsl(74, 48%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #BBCF77?

#BBCF77 is rgb(187, 207, 119) — red 187, green 207, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCF77?

#BBCF77 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 43%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCF77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCF77 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCF77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCF77 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 13.19, which is visibly different.

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