#BBCC73#BBCC73
#BBCC73 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.116 H 117.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 43.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, -19.41, 42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 46.53, 114.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.25% -0.0541 0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.25% 0.116 117.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1812, 54.9886, 24.4500) |
| Luminance | 0.5499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 1.33
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 2.67
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 2.75
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.79
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCC73 #8473CC
analogous
#CCB173 #BBCC73 #8ECC73
triadic
#BBCC73 #73BBCC #CC73BB
tetradic
#BBCC73 #73CCB1 #8473CC #CC738E
square
#BBCC73 #73CCB1 #8473CC #CC738E
split-complementary
#BBCC73 #738ECC #B173CC
monochromatic
#7F9034 #A5BC46 #BBCC73 #D1DCA0 #E7EDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BBCC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#BBCC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCC73
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCC73 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C36C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C478
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3C3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcc73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.116 117.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1db9d',
500: '#bbcc73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcc73; $custom-light: #d1db9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcc73",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.461,
"s": 46.597,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81248,
"c": 0.11559,
"h": 117.9
},
"luminance": 0.54988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCC73
secondary
#5B4D97
accent
#2CBA47
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF5
border
#D4D4CF
text
#14150E
muted
#83847F