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#BBDB8F Color

#BBDB8F is rgb(187, 219, 143) in RGB, hsl(85, 51%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 14%) 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBDB8F
HEX#BBDB8F
RGBrgb(187, 219, 143)
HSLhsl(85, 51%, 71%)
HSVhsv(85, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.106 127.1)
LABlab(83.71% -20.51 33.78)
LCHlch(83.71% 39.51 121.26)

What #BBDB8F 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 #BBDB8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.11Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.5Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.34Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.12Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.3Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.95

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

#BBDB8F Channel Values

How #BBDB8F 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 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 51% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBDB8F 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBDB8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBDB8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBDB8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBDB8F
Complementary
#AF8FDB
Analogous
#DBD48F
Analogous
#96DB8F
Triadic
#8FBBDB
Triadic
#DB8FBB
Split comp.
#8F96DB
Split comp.
#D48FDB

Tints & Shades of #BBDB8F

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

#C5E09F
#CEE5AE
#D7EABE
#DEEEC9
#E8F3D8
#F1F8E8

Shades

#A4CE69
#8FC346
#74A234
#5B7F29
#40591D
#273611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBDB8F.

How #BBDB8F 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#BBDB8F
Protanopia#D6D68F
Protanomaly#CCD88F
Deuteranopia#D1D190
Deuteranomaly#C9D590
Tritanopia#C4D3D3
Tritanomaly#C0D6BC
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBDB8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbdb8f: #BBDB8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBDB8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbdb8f': '#BBDB8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.859, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_bbdb8f">#BBDB8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBDB8F"

More Green Colors

#BBDB8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBDB8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBDB8F?

#BBDB8F is a light green — rgb(187, 219, 143) in RGB and hsl(85, 51%, 71%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #BBDB8F?

#BBDB8F is rgb(187, 219, 143) — red 187, green 219, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBDB8F?

#BBDB8F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBDB8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBDB8F scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBDB8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBDB8F 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 17.68, which is visibly different.

Open #BBDB8F in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.