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#BEE33B Color

#BEE33B is rgb(190, 227, 59) in RGB, hsl(73, 75%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 74%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE33B
HEX#BEE33B
RGBrgb(190, 227, 59)
HSLhsl(73, 75%, 56%)
HSVhsv(73, 74%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 74%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.189 121.6)
LABlab(85.40% -28.36 71.74)
LCHlch(85.40% 77.14 111.57)

What #BEE33B 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 #BEE33B, 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.

#BEE33B Channel Values

How #BEE33B 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 227 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 75% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 74% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE33B 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEE33B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEE33B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE33B; 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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Tints & Shades of #BEE33B

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 #BEE33B.

How #BEE33B 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#BEE33B
Protanopia#DDDD3C
Protanomaly#D1E03B
Deuteranopia#D8D840
Deuteranomaly#CEDC3E
Tritanopia#CDD7D7
Tritanomaly#C7DCAE
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE33B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee33b: #BEE33B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE33B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee33b': '#BEE33B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.890, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_bee33b">#BEE33B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE33B"

More Green Colors

#BEE33B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE33B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE33B?

#BEE33B is a mid-tone green — rgb(190, 227, 59) in RGB and hsl(73, 75%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #BEE33B?

#BEE33B is rgb(190, 227, 59) — red 190, green 227, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE33B?

#BEE33B converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 74%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE33B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE33B scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE33B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE33B 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 11.59, which is visibly different.

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