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#BDFBB1 Color

#BDFBB1 is rgb(189, 251, 177) in RGB, hsl(110, 90%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 2%) 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 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFBB1
HEX#BDFBB1
RGBrgb(189, 251, 177)
HSLhsl(110, 90%, 84%)
HSVhsv(110, 29%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.116 140.5)
LABlab(93.08% -30.34 29.05)
LCHlch(93.08% 42.00 136.24)

What #BDFBB1 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 #BDFBB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.84Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.19Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 14.21Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.47Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.69Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.02

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

#BDFBB1 Channel Values

How #BDFBB1 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 189 · G 251 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 90% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 29% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFBB1 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDFBB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDFBB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDFBB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDFBB1
Complementary
#EFB1FB
Analogous
#E2FBB1
Analogous
#B1FBCA
Triadic
#B1BEFB
Triadic
#FBB1BE
Split comp.
#CAB1FB
Split comp.
#FBB1E2

Tints & Shades of #BDFBB1

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

#C6FBBB
#CEFCC5
#D6FCCF
#DEFDD8
#E7FDE2
#EFFEEC

Shades

#91F87C
#60F542
#33F20D
#27B80A
#1C8307
#0F4904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDFBB1.

How #BDFBB1 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#BDFBB1
Protanopia#F2F2B1
Protanomaly#DFF6B1
Deuteranopia#E9E9B3
Deuteranomaly#D9F0B2
Tritanopia#C8F3F3
Tritanomaly#C4F6DC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFBB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdfbb1: #BDFBB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFBB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdfbb1': '#BDFBB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.984, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_bdfbb1">#BDFBB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFBB1"

More Green Colors

#BDFBB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDFBB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFBB1?

#BDFBB1 is a lightest green — rgb(189, 251, 177) in RGB and hsl(110, 90%, 84%) 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 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #BDFBB1?

#BDFBB1 is rgb(189, 251, 177) — red 189, green 251, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFBB1?

#BDFBB1 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFBB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFBB1 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFBB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFBB1 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 16.02, which is visibly different.

Open #BDFBB1 in a Tool

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