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#BBE250 Color

#BBE250 is rgb(187, 226, 80) in RGB, hsl(76, 72%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 11%) 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE250
HEX#BBE250
RGBrgb(187, 226, 80)
HSLhsl(76, 72%, 60%)
HSVhsv(76, 65%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.175 123)
LABlab(85.03% -28.21 63.99)
LCHlch(85.03% 69.93 113.79)

What #BBE250 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 #BBE250, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.04Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.87Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.74Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.29Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.67Pear#D1E231ΔE 14.39

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

#BBE250 Channel Values

How #BBE250 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 226 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 72% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 65% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE250 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE250 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE250

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE250; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE250
Complementary
#7750E2
Analogous
#E2C050
Analogous
#72E250
Triadic
#50BBE2
Triadic
#E250BB
Split comp.
#5072E2
Split comp.
#C050E2

Tints & Shades of #BBE250

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

#C4E665
#CEEA80
#D6EE96
#E1F2B0
#E9F6C6
#F3FAE0

Shades

#AEDD2C
#96C11F
#7B9E1A
#5F7B14
#44580E
#293509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE250.

How #BBE250 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#BBE250
Protanopia#DCDC51
Protanomaly#D0DE50
Deuteranopia#D6D653
Deuteranomaly#CCDB52
Tritanopia#C9D6D6
Tritanomaly#C4DBB1
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE250 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe250: #BBE250;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE250;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe250': '#BBE250' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.886, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe250">#BBE250</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE250"

More Green Colors

#BBE250 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE250 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE250?

#BBE250 is a light green — rgb(187, 226, 80) in RGB and hsl(76, 72%, 60%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #BBE250?

#BBE250 is rgb(187, 226, 80) — red 187, green 226, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE250?

#BBE250 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE250 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE250 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE250 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE250 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.

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