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#BBF8AF Color

#BBF8AF is rgb(187, 248, 175) in RGB, hsl(110, 84%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF8AF
HEX#BBF8AF
RGBrgb(187, 248, 175)
HSLhsl(110, 84%, 83%)
HSVhsv(110, 29%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.115 140.4)
LABlab(92.11% -29.94 28.74)
LCHlch(92.11% 41.50 136.18)

What #BBF8AF 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 #BBF8AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 7.13Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.14Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 13.29Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.74Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.78Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 15.65

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

#BBF8AF Channel Values

How #BBF8AF 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 248 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 84% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 29% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF8AF 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBF8AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBF8AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF8AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBF8AF
Complementary
#ECAFF8
Analogous
#E0F8AF
Analogous
#AFF8C8
Triadic
#AFBBF8
Triadic
#F8AFBB
Split comp.
#C8AFF8
Split comp.
#F8AFE0

Tints & Shades of #BBF8AF

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

#C3F9B9
#CBFAC2
#D3FBCB
#DFFCD9
#E7FDE3
#EFFDEC

Shades

#90F47C
#60EF43
#37E614
#2BB210
#1E7F0B
#114606

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBF8AF.

How #BBF8AF 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#BBF8AF
Protanopia#EFEFAF
Protanomaly#DCF3AF
Deuteranopia#E6E6B1
Deuteranomaly#D6EEB0
Tritanopia#C6F0F0
Tritanomaly#C1F3D9
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBF8AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf8af: #BBF8AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF8AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf8af': '#BBF8AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.973, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf8af">#BBF8AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF8AF"

More Green Colors

#BBF8AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBF8AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF8AF?

#BBF8AF is a lightest green — rgb(187, 248, 175) in RGB and hsl(110, 84%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #BBF8AF?

#BBF8AF is rgb(187, 248, 175) — red 187, green 248, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF8AF?

#BBF8AF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF8AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF8AF scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF8AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF8AF 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.12, which is visibly different.

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