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#BBE042 Color

#BBE042 is rgb(187, 224, 66) in RGB, hsl(74, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 71%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE042
HEX#BBE042
RGBrgb(187, 224, 66)
HSLhsl(74, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(74, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 71%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.182 121.9)
LABlab(84.39% -27.96 68.45)
LCHlch(84.39% 73.94 112.22)

What #BBE042 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 #BBE042, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.62June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.41Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 10.5Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.69Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.73Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.81

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

#BBE042 Channel Values

How #BBE042 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 224 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE042 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE042 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE042; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE042
Complementary
#6742E0
Analogous
#E0B642
Analogous
#6DE042
Triadic
#42BBE0
Triadic
#E042BB
Split comp.
#426DE0
Split comp.
#B642E0

Tints & Shades of #BBE042

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

#C5E55D
#CEE977
#D8ED91
#E0F1A7
#E9F5C2
#F2F9DC

Shades

#ADD723
#94B81E
#789518
#5F7613
#43530E
#2A3509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE042.

How #BBE042 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#BBE042
Protanopia#DADA43
Protanomaly#CFDD42
Deuteranopia#D5D546
Deuteranomaly#CBD944
Tritanopia#C9D4D4
Tritanomaly#C4D9AD
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE042 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe042: #BBE042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe042': '#BBE042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.878, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe042">#BBE042</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE042"

More Green Colors

#BBE042 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE042?

#BBE042 is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 224, 66) in RGB and hsl(74, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #BBE042?

#BBE042 is rgb(187, 224, 66) — red 187, green 224, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE042?

#BBE042 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 71%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE042 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE042 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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