#BBCC3E#BBCC3E
#BBCC3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.162 H 116.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCC3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 69.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.52, -23.70, 65.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.52, 69.33, 109.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.67% -0.0712 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.67% 0.162 116.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9569, 54.0989, 12.7357) |
| Luminance | 0.5410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.02
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.49
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.60
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.38
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.83
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCC3E #4F3ECC
analogous
#CC963E #BBCC3E #74CC3E
triadic
#BBCC3E #3EBBCC #CC3EBB
tetradic
#BBCC3E #3ECC96 #4F3ECC #CC3E74
square
#BBCC3E #3ECC96 #4F3ECC #CC3E74
split-complementary
#BBCC3E #3E74CC #963ECC
monochromatic
#68721E #94A22B #BBCC3E #CCD96E #DDE69F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#BBCC3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.82
#BBCC3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCC3E
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCC3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCC3E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.82 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcc3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.162 116.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3db7c',
500: '#bbcc3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcc3e; $custom-light: #d3db7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcc3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.183,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80669,
"c": 0.16198,
"h": 116.1
},
"luminance": 0.54098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCC3E
secondary
#3C347B
accent
#46E159
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#15150A
muted
#84847D