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#BBFF99 Color

#BBFF99 is rgb(187, 255, 153) in RGB, hsl(100, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 0%) 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 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFF99
HEX#BBFF99
RGBrgb(187, 255, 153)
HSLhsl(100, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(100, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.148 135.8)
LABlab(93.74% -35.21 41.64)
LCHlch(93.74% 54.53 130.22)

What #BBFF99 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 #BBFF99, 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.

#BBFF99 Channel Values

How #BBFF99 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFF99 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBFF99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBFF99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBFF99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BBFF99

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 #BBFF99.

How #BBFF99 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#BBFF99
Protanopia#F5F599
Protanomaly#E0F999
Deuteranopia#EBEB9C
Deuteranomaly#DAF39B
Tritanopia#C9F5F5
Tritanomaly#C4F9D6
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFF99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbff99: #BBFF99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFF99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbff99': '#BBFF99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 1.000, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_bbff99">#BBFF99</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFF99"

More Green Colors

#BBFF99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBFF99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFF99?

#BBFF99 is a lightest green — rgb(187, 255, 153) in RGB and hsl(100, 100%, 80%) 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 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #BBFF99?

#BBFF99 is rgb(187, 255, 153) — red 187, green 255, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFF99?

#BBFF99 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFF99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFF99 scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFF99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFF99 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 10.73, which is visibly different.

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