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#BBDB7B Color

#BBDB7B is rgb(187, 219, 123) in RGB, hsl(80, 57%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBDB7B
HEX#BBDB7B
RGBrgb(187, 219, 123)
HSLhsl(80, 57%, 67%)
HSVhsv(80, 44%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.128 124.2)
LABlab(83.46% -22.30 43.32)
LCHlch(83.46% 48.73 117.24)

What #BBDB7B 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 #BBDB7B, 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.

#BBDB7B Channel Values

How #BBDB7B 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 219 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 57% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 44% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBDB7B 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBDB7B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBDB7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBDB7B; 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 #BBDB7B

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 #BBDB7B.

How #BBDB7B 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#BBDB7B
Protanopia#D6D67B
Protanomaly#CCD87B
Deuteranopia#D1D17D
Deuteranomaly#C9D57C
Tritanopia#C6D2D2
Tritanomaly#C1D6B6
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBDB7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbdb7b: #BBDB7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBDB7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbdb7b': '#BBDB7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.859, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_bbdb7b">#BBDB7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBDB7B"

More Green Colors

#BBDB7B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBDB7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBDB7B?

#BBDB7B is a light green — rgb(187, 219, 123) in RGB and hsl(80, 57%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #BBDB7B?

#BBDB7B is rgb(187, 219, 123) — red 187, green 219, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBDB7B?

#BBDB7B converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBDB7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBDB7B scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBDB7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBDB7B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.26, which is visibly different.

Open #BBDB7B in a Tool

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