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#BBE84A Color

#BBE84A is rgb(187, 232, 74) in RGB, hsl(77, 77%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 68%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE84A
HEX#BBE84A
RGBrgb(187, 232, 74)
HSLhsl(77, 77%, 60%)
HSVhsv(77, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 68%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.187 124.1)
LABlab(86.66% -31.07 67.84)
LCHlch(86.66% 74.62 114.61)

What #BBE84A 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 #BBE84A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.96Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.34Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.27June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.09Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.97Pear#D1E231ΔE 13.32

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

#BBE84A Channel Values

How #BBE84A 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 232 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 77% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE84A 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE84A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE84A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE84A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE84A
Complementary
#774AE8
Analogous
#E8C64A
Analogous
#6CE84A
Triadic
#4ABBE8
Triadic
#E84ABB
Split comp.
#4A6CE8
Split comp.
#C64AE8

Tints & Shades of #BBE84A

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

#C4EA61
#CEEE7C
#D6F193
#E0F4AE
#E9F7C4
#F3FBDF

Shades

#ADE326
#96C71A
#7AA215
#5F7E10
#445A0C
#293607

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE84A.

How #BBE84A 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#BBE84A
Protanopia#E1E14B
Protanomaly#D3E44A
Deuteranopia#DADA4E
Deuteranomaly#CFE04D
Tritanopia#CADCDC
Tritanomaly#C4E1B4
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE84A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe84a: #BBE84A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE84A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe84a': '#BBE84A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.910, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe84a">#BBE84A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE84A"

More Green Colors

#BBE84A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE84A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE84A?

#BBE84A is a light green — rgb(187, 232, 74) in RGB and hsl(77, 77%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #BBE84A?

#BBE84A is rgb(187, 232, 74) — red 187, green 232, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE84A?

#BBE84A converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 68%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE84A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE84A scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE84A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE84A 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 10.34, which is visibly different.

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