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#BBD388 Color

#BBD388 is rgb(187, 211, 136) in RGB, hsl(79, 46%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 17%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD388
HEX#BBD388
RGBrgb(187, 211, 136)
HSLhsl(79, 46%, 68%)
HSVhsv(79, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.102 123.1)
LABlab(81.43% -17.51 34.37)
LCHlch(81.43% 38.57 116.99)

What #BBD388 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 #BBD388, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.26Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.46Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.57Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.75Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 12.84Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.55

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

#BBD388 Channel Values

How #BBD388 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 211 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 46% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD388 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBD388 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBD388

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD388; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBD388
Complementary
#A088D3
Analogous
#D3C588
Analogous
#96D388
Triadic
#88BBD3
Triadic
#D388BB
Split comp.
#8896D3
Split comp.
#C588D3

Tints & Shades of #BBD388

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

#C4D897
#CEDFA9
#D7E5B8
#DFEAC7
#E8F0D6
#F2F7E9

Shades

#A8C766
#95BA45
#7A9938
#5C732B
#42521E
#273012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBD388.

How #BBD388 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#BBD388
Protanopia#CFCF88
Protanomaly#C7D188
Deuteranopia#CBCB89
Deuteranomaly#C5CF89
Tritanopia#C3CBCB
Tritanomaly#C0CFB4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD388 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd388: #BBD388;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD388;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd388': '#BBD388' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.827, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd388">#BBD388</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD388"

More Green Colors

#BBD388 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBD388 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD388?

#BBD388 is a light green — rgb(187, 211, 136) in RGB and hsl(79, 46%, 68%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #BBD388?

#BBD388 is rgb(187, 211, 136) — red 187, green 211, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD388?

#BBD388 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD388 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD388 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD388 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD388 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 14.87, which is visibly different.

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