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#BBDD4B Color

#BBDD4B is rgb(187, 221, 75) in RGB, hsl(74, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBDD4B
HEX#BBDD4B
RGBrgb(187, 221, 75)
HSLhsl(74, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(74, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.173 121.5)
LABlab(83.61% -26.26 64.46)
LCHlch(83.61% 69.60 112.17)

What #BBDD4B 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 #BBDD4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.01Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.74Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 9.99Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.21Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.37Pear#D1E231ΔE 13.27

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

#BBDD4B Channel Values

How #BBDD4B 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 221 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBDD4B 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 text13.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBDD4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBDD4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBDD4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBDD4B
Complementary
#6D4BDD
Analogous
#DDB64B
Analogous
#72DD4B
Triadic
#4BBBDD
Triadic
#DD4BBB
Split comp.
#4B72DD
Split comp.
#B64BDD

Tints & Shades of #BBDD4B

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

#C4E265
#CDE67A
#D6EB94
#E0EFAE
#EAF4C7
#F2F8DD

Shades

#AED629
#95B823
#7A961D
#5E7416
#425110
#2A330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBDD4B.

How #BBDD4B 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#BBDD4B
Protanopia#D8D84C
Protanomaly#CDDA4B
Deuteranopia#D3D34E
Deuteranomaly#CAD74D
Tritanopia#C8D1D1
Tritanomaly#C3D6AC
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBDD4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbdd4b: #BBDD4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBDD4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbdd4b': '#BBDD4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.867, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_bbdd4b">#BBDD4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBDD4B"

More Green Colors

#BBDD4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#BBDD4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBDD4B?

#BBDD4B is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 221, 75) in RGB and hsl(74, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #BBDD4B?

#BBDD4B is rgb(187, 221, 75) — red 187, green 221, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBDD4B?

#BBDD4B converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBDD4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBDD4B scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBDD4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBDD4B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BBDD4B 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.