#BBD59F Color

#BBD59F is rgb(187, 213, 159) in RGB, hsl(89, 39%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD59F

HEX#BBD59F

RGBrgb(187, 213, 159)

HSLhsl(89, 39%, 73%)

HSVhsv(89, 25%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(84% 0.078 128.9)

LABlab(82.30% -16.07 23.77)

LCHlch(82.30% 28.70 124.06)

What #BBD59F 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 #BBD59F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.36 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.18 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.46 Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.3 Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.61 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14

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

#BBD59F Channel Values

How #BBD59F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 213 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 89° · S 39% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 89° · S 25% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD59F 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBD59F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD59F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BBD59F

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 #BBD59F.

How #BBD59F 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#BBD59F

Protanopia#D1D19F

Protanomaly#C8D39F

Deuteranopia#CDCDA0

Deuteranomaly#C6D0A0

Tritanopia#C2CFCF

Tritanomaly#BFD2BE

Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #BBD59F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd59f: #BBD59F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD59F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd59f': '#BBD59F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.835, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_bbd59f">#BBD59F</color>

SVG fillfill="#BBD59F"

More Green Colors

#BBD59F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BBD59F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD59F?

#BBD59F is a light green — rgb(187, 213, 159) in RGB and hsl(89, 39%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #BBD59F?

#BBD59F is rgb(187, 213, 159) — red 187, green 213, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD59F?

#BBD59F converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD59F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD59F scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD59F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD59F 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 13.3, which is visibly different.

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