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#BBEF39 Color

#BBEF39 is rgb(187, 239, 57) in RGB, hsl(77, 85%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBEF39
HEX#BBEF39
RGBrgb(187, 239, 57)
HSLhsl(77, 85%, 58%)
HSVhsv(77, 76%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.205 124.9)
LABlab(88.53% -34.67 75.08)
LCHlch(88.53% 82.70 114.79)

What #BBEF39 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 #BBEF39, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BBEF39 Channel Values

How #BBEF39 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 239 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 85% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 76% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBEF39 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBEF39 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBEF39

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBEF39; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BBEF39

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBEF39.

How #BBEF39 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#BBEF39
Protanopia#E7E73A
Protanomaly#D7EA3A
Deuteranopia#E0E040
Deuteranomaly#D2E63D
Tritanopia#CCE2E2
Tritanomaly#C5E7B7
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBEF39 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbef39: #BBEF39;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBEF39;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbef39': '#BBEF39' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.937, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_bbef39">#BBEF39</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBEF39"

More Green Colors

#BBEF39 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBEF39 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBEF39?

#BBEF39 is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 239, 57) in RGB and hsl(77, 85%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #BBEF39?

#BBEF39 is rgb(187, 239, 57) — red 187, green 239, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBEF39?

#BBEF39 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBEF39 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBEF39 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBEF39 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBEF39 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.42, which is visibly different.

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