Skip to content

#BBFC5A Color

#BBFC5A is rgb(187, 252, 90) in RGB, hsl(84, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 64%, 1%) 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 9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFC5A
HEX#BBFC5A
RGBrgb(187, 252, 90)
HSLhsl(84, 96%, 67%)
HSVhsv(84, 64%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 64%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.2 128.5)
LABlab(92.34% -38.63 67.64)
LCHlch(92.34% 77.90 119.73)

What #BBFC5A 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 #BBFC5A, 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.

#BBFC5A Channel Values

How #BBFC5A 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 252 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 96% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 64% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFC5A 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 text17.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBFC5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBFC5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBFC5A; 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 #BBFC5A

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 #BBFC5A.

How #BBFC5A 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#BBFC5A
Protanopia#F3F35B
Protanomaly#DEF65B
Deuteranopia#E9E95F
Deuteranomaly#D8F15D
Tritanopia#CDEFEF
Tritanomaly#C6F4C5
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFC5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbfc5a: #BBFC5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFC5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbfc5a': '#BBFC5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.988, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_bbfc5a">#BBFC5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFC5A"

More Green Colors

#BBFC5A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBFC5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFC5A?

#BBFC5A is a light green — rgb(187, 252, 90) in RGB and hsl(84, 96%, 67%) 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 9.

What is the RGB value of #BBFC5A?

#BBFC5A is rgb(187, 252, 90) — red 187, green 252, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFC5A?

#BBFC5A converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 64%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFC5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFC5A scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFC5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFC5A 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 14.99, which is visibly different.

Open #BBFC5A in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.