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#BBE06C Color

#BBE06C is rgb(187, 224, 108) in RGB, hsl(79, 65%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 52%, 12%) 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 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE06C
HEX#BBE06C
RGBrgb(187, 224, 108)
HSLhsl(79, 65%, 65%)
HSVhsv(79, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.149 124.2)
LABlab(84.69% -25.67 51.80)
LCHlch(84.69% 57.82 116.36)

What #BBE06C 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 #BBE06C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.81Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.1Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 11.54Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.47Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 13.57Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 14.17

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

#BBE06C Channel Values

How #BBE06C 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 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 65% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE06C 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE06C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE06C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE06C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE06C
Complementary
#906CE0
Analogous
#E0CA6C
Analogous
#81E06C
Triadic
#6CBBE0
Triadic
#E06CBB
Split comp.
#6C81E0
Split comp.
#CA6CE0

Tints & Shades of #BBE06C

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

#C5E481
#CDE892
#D6ECA7
#E0F1BC
#EAF5D1
#F1F9E2

Shades

#AAD846
#98CA2B
#7BA423
#5F7E1B
#425813
#29370C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE06C.

How #BBE06C 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#BBE06C
Protanopia#DADA6C
Protanomaly#CFDD6C
Deuteranopia#D5D56E
Deuteranomaly#CBD96D
Tritanopia#C7D6D6
Tritanomaly#C2DAB5
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE06C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe06c: #BBE06C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE06C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe06c': '#BBE06C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.878, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe06c">#BBE06C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE06C"

More Green Colors

#BBE06C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE06C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE06C?

#BBE06C is a light green — rgb(187, 224, 108) in RGB and hsl(79, 65%, 65%) 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 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #BBE06C?

#BBE06C is rgb(187, 224, 108) — red 187, green 224, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE06C?

#BBE06C converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE06C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE06C scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE06C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE06C 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 17.58, which is visibly different.

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