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#BBFE3E Color

#BBFE3E is rgb(187, 254, 62) in RGB, hsl(81, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 0%) 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 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFE3E
HEX#BBFE3E
RGBrgb(187, 254, 62)
HSLhsl(81, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(81, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.219 127.6)
LABlab(92.75% -40.64 77.43)
LCHlch(92.75% 87.45 117.69)

What #BBFE3E 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 #BBFE3E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.39Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 6.54French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.98Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 10.36Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 11.05Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 12.14

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

#BBFE3E Channel Values

How #BBFE3E 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 254 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFE3E 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBFE3E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBFE3E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBFE3E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBFE3E
Complementary
#813EFE
Analogous
#FEE13E
Analogous
#5BFE3E
Triadic
#3EBBFE
Triadic
#FE3EBB
Split comp.
#3E5BFE
Split comp.
#E13EFE

Tints & Shades of #BBFE3E

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

#C4FE58
#CDFE71
#D6FE8A
#E1FFA9
#E9FFC2
#F2FFDB

Shades

#ADFE16
#95E401
#7ABC01
#609301
#456B01
#283D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBFE3E.

How #BBFE3E 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#BBFE3E
Protanopia#F4F43F
Protanomaly#E0F83F
Deuteranopia#EBEB46
Deuteranomaly#D9F343
Tritanopia#CEF0F0
Tritanomaly#C7F6C2
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFE3E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbfe3e: #BBFE3E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFE3E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbfe3e': '#BBFE3E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.996, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_bbfe3e">#BBFE3E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFE3E"

More Green Colors

#BBFE3E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBFE3E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFE3E?

#BBFE3E is a light green — rgb(187, 254, 62) in RGB and hsl(81, 99%, 62%) 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 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #BBFE3E?

#BBFE3E is rgb(187, 254, 62) — red 187, green 254, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFE3E?

#BBFE3E converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFE3E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFE3E scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFE3E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFE3E 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 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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