#BBF13B Color

#BBF13B is rgb(187, 241, 59) in RGB, hsl(78, 87%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF13B

HEX#BBF13B

RGBrgb(187, 241, 59)

HSLhsl(78, 87%, 59%)

HSVhsv(78, 76%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(89% 0.206 125.3)

LABlab(89.10% -35.44 75.01)

LCHlch(89.10% 82.96 115.29)

What #BBF13B 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 #BBF13B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.88 Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 9.52 Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.37 Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 12.64 Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 13.64 Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.09

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

#BBF13B Channel Values

How #BBF13B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 241 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 78° · S 87% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 78° · S 76% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.33:1 vs white · 15.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF13B 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 text15.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBF13B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF13B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BBF13B

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 #BBF13B.

How #BBF13B 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#BBF13B

Protanopia#E9E93C

Protanomaly#D8EC3C

Deuteranopia#E1E142

Deuteranomaly#D3E83F

Tritanopia#CCE4E4

Tritanomaly#C5E9B8

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #BBF13B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf13b: #BBF13B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF13B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf13b': '#BBF13B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.945, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="color_bbf13b">#BBF13B</color>

SVG fillfill="#BBF13B"

More Green Colors

#BBF13B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BBF13B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF13B?

#BBF13B is a mid-tone green — rgb(187, 241, 59) in RGB and hsl(78, 87%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #BBF13B?

#BBF13B is rgb(187, 241, 59) — red 187, green 241, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF13B?

#BBF13B converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 76%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF13B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF13B scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF13B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF13B 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 12.64, which is visibly different.

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