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#BEE166 Color

#BEE166 is rgb(190, 225, 102) in RGB, hsl(77, 67%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 55%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE166
HEX#BEE166
RGBrgb(190, 225, 102)
HSLhsl(77, 67%, 64%)
HSVhsv(77, 55%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 55%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.155 122.9)
LABlab(85.12% -25.38 55.04)
LCHlch(85.12% 60.61 114.75)

What #BEE166 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 #BEE166, 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.

#BEE166 Channel Values

How #BEE166 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 190 · G 225 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 67% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 55% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE166 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEE166 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEE166

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE166; 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 #BEE166

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 #BEE166.

How #BEE166 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#BEE166
Protanopia#DCDC66
Protanomaly#D0DE66
Deuteranopia#D6D668
Deuteranomaly#CDDB67
Tritanopia#CBD6D6
Tritanomaly#C6DBB4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE166 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee166: #BEE166;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE166;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee166': '#BEE166' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.882, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_bee166">#BEE166</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE166"

More Green Colors

#BEE166 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE166 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE166?

#BEE166 is a light green — rgb(190, 225, 102) in RGB and hsl(77, 67%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #BEE166?

#BEE166 is rgb(190, 225, 102) — red 190, green 225, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE166?

#BEE166 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 55%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE166 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE166 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE166 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE166 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.54, which is visibly different.

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