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#BBD68F Color

#BBD68F is rgb(187, 214, 143) in RGB, hsl(83, 46%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 16%) 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 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD68F
HEX#BBD68F
RGBrgb(187, 214, 143)
HSLhsl(83, 46%, 70%)
HSVhsv(83, 33%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.098 125.4)
LABlab(82.34% -18.22 32.01)
LCHlch(82.34% 36.83 119.64)

What #BBD68F 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 #BBD68F, 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.

#BBD68F Channel Values

How #BBD68F 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 214 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 46% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 33% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD68F 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 #BBD68F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD68F; 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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Tints & Shades of #BBD68F

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 #BBD68F.

How #BBD68F 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#BBD68F
Protanopia#D2D28F
Protanomaly#C9D38F
Deuteranopia#CECE90
Deuteranomaly#C6D190
Tritanopia#C3CFCF
Tritanomaly#C0D2B9
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD68F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd68f: #BBD68F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD68F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd68f': '#BBD68F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.839, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd68f">#BBD68F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD68F"

More Green Colors

#BBD68F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBD68F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD68F?

#BBD68F is a light green — rgb(187, 214, 143) in RGB and hsl(83, 46%, 70%) 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #BBD68F?

#BBD68F is rgb(187, 214, 143) — red 187, green 214, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD68F?

#BBD68F converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD68F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD68F 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 #BBD68F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD68F 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 16.19, which is visibly different.

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