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#BBFF3D Color

#BBFF3D is rgb(187, 255, 61) in RGB, hsl(81, 100%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFF3D
HEX#BBFF3D
RGBrgb(187, 255, 61)
HSLhsl(81, 100%, 62%)
HSVhsv(81, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 76%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.221 127.7)
LABlab(93.03% -41.07 77.96)
LCHlch(93.03% 88.12 117.78)

What #BBFF3D 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 #BBFF3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.44Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 5.95French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.66Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 9.83Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.43Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 11.91

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

#BBFF3D Channel Values

How #BBFF3D 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 255 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 100% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFF3D 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBFF3D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBFF3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBFF3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBFF3D
Complementary
#813DFF
Analogous
#FFE23D
Analogous
#5AFF3D
Triadic
#3DBBFF
Triadic
#FF3DBB
Split comp.
#3D5AFF
Split comp.
#E23DFF

Tints & Shades of #BBFF3D

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

#C4FF57
#CDFF70
#D6FF8A
#E1FFA8
#EAFFC2
#F3FFDB

Shades

#ADFF14
#95E600
#7BBD00
#609400
#466B00
#283D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBFF3D.

How #BBFF3D 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#BBFF3D
Protanopia#F5F53F
Protanomaly#E0F93E
Deuteranopia#EBEB46
Deuteranomaly#DAF342
Tritanopia#CEF1F1
Tritanomaly#C7F7C3
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFF3D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbff3d: #BBFF3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFF3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbff3d': '#BBFF3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 1.000, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_bbff3d">#BBFF3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFF3D"

More Green Colors

#BBFF3D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBFF3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFF3D?

#BBFF3D is a light green — rgb(187, 255, 61) in RGB and hsl(81, 100%, 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #BBFF3D?

#BBFF3D is rgb(187, 255, 61) — red 187, green 255, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFF3D?

#BBFF3D converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 76%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFF3D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFF3D scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFF3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFF3D 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 5.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BBFF3D in a Tool

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