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#BBD888 Color

#BBD888 is rgb(187, 216, 136) in RGB, hsl(82, 51%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 15%) 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD888
HEX#BBD888
RGBrgb(187, 216, 136)
HSLhsl(82, 51%, 69%)
HSVhsv(82, 37%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.109 124.9)
LABlab(82.79% -19.80 36.11)
LCHlch(82.79% 41.19 118.74)

What #BBD888 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 #BBD888, 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.

#BBD888 Channel Values

How #BBD888 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 216 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 51% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 37% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD888 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBD888 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBD888

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD888; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #BBD888

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 #BBD888.

How #BBD888 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#BBD888
Protanopia#D3D388
Protanomaly#CAD588
Deuteranopia#CFCF89
Deuteranomaly#C7D389
Tritanopia#C4D0D0
Tritanomaly#C1D3B8
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD888 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbd888: #BBD888;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD888;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd888': '#BBD888' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.847, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd888">#BBD888</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD888"

More Green Colors

#BBD888 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBD888 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD888?

#BBD888 is a light green — rgb(187, 216, 136) in RGB and hsl(82, 51%, 69%) 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #BBD888?

#BBD888 is rgb(187, 216, 136) — red 187, green 216, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD888?

#BBD888 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD888 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD888 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD888 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD888 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 17.01, which is visibly different.

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