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#BBF06A Color

#BBF06A is rgb(187, 240, 106) in RGB, hsl(84, 82%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 56%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF06A
HEX#BBF06A
RGBrgb(187, 240, 106)
HSLhsl(84, 82%, 68%)
HSVhsv(84, 56%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 56%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.172 127.6)
LABlab(89.11% -32.72 57.69)
LCHlch(89.11% 66.32 119.56)

What #BBF06A 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 #BBF06A, 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.

#BBF06A Channel Values

How #BBF06A 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 240 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 82% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 56% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF06A 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBF06A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF06A; 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 #BBF06A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBF06A.

How #BBF06A 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#BBF06A
Protanopia#E8E86B
Protanomaly#D8EB6A
Deuteranopia#E0E06E
Deuteranomaly#D2E76C
Tritanopia#CAE4E4
Tritanomaly#C4E9C0
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBF06A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf06a: #BBF06A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF06A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf06a': '#BBF06A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.941, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf06a">#BBF06A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF06A"

More Green Colors

#BBF06A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBF06A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF06A?

#BBF06A is a light green — rgb(187, 240, 106) in RGB and hsl(84, 82%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #BBF06A?

#BBF06A is rgb(187, 240, 106) — red 187, green 240, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF06A?

#BBF06A converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 56%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF06A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF06A scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF06A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF06A 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 14.68, which is visibly different.

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