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#BBD487 Color

#BBD487 is rgb(187, 212, 135) in RGB, hsl(79, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 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 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD487
HEX#BBD487
RGBrgb(187, 212, 135)
HSLhsl(79, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(79, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 36%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.104 123.3)
LABlab(81.69% -18.06 35.21)
LCHlch(81.69% 39.57 117.16)

What #BBD487 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 #BBD487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 5.58Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.58Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.82Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 12.32Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.35Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.49

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

#BBD487 Channel Values

How #BBD487 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 212 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD487 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBD487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBD487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBD487
Complementary
#9F87D4
Analogous
#D4C687
Analogous
#95D487
Triadic
#87BBD4
Triadic
#D487BB
Split comp.
#8795D4
Split comp.
#C687D4

Tints & Shades of #BBD487

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

#C4D996
#CEE0A9
#D7E5B8
#DFEBC7
#E8F0D6
#F2F7E9

Shades

#A8C865
#95BB44
#7B9A37
#5D742A
#42521E
#273112

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBD487.

How #BBD487 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#BBD487
Protanopia#D0D087
Protanomaly#C8D287
Deuteranopia#CCCC88
Deuteranomaly#C6CF88
Tritanopia#C4CCCC
Tritanomaly#C0CFB5
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd487: #BBD487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd487': '#BBD487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.831, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd487">#BBD487</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD487"

More Green Colors

#BBD487 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBD487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD487?

#BBD487 is a light green — rgb(187, 212, 135) in RGB and hsl(79, 47%, 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 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #BBD487?

#BBD487 is rgb(187, 212, 135) — red 187, green 212, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD487?

#BBD487 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 36%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD487 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD487 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 15.2, which is visibly different.

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