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#BBD095 Color

#BBD095 is rgb(187, 208, 149) in RGB, hsl(81, 39%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 11.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD095
HEX#BBD095
RGBrgb(187, 208, 149)
HSLhsl(81, 39%, 70%)
HSVhsv(81, 28%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.082 124.1)
LABlab(80.79% -14.82 26.92)
LCHlch(80.79% 30.73 118.82)

What #BBD095 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 #BBD095, 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.

#BBD095 Channel Values

How #BBD095 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 208 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 39% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 28% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD095 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBD095 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBD095

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD095; 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 #BBD095

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 #BBD095.

How #BBD095 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#BBD095
Protanopia#CDCD95
Protanomaly#C6CE95
Deuteranopia#C9C996
Deuteranomaly#C4CC96
Tritanopia#C2CACA
Tritanomaly#BFCCB7
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD095 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd095: #BBD095;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD095;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd095': '#BBD095' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.816, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd095">#BBD095</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD095"

More Green Colors

#BBD095 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBD095 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD095?

#BBD095 is a light green — rgb(187, 208, 149) in RGB and hsl(81, 39%, 70%) 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 11.7.

What is the RGB value of #BBD095?

#BBD095 is rgb(187, 208, 149) — red 187, green 208, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD095?

#BBD095 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD095 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD095 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD095 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD095 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 14.59, which is visibly different.

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