#BBCC97#BBCC97
#BBCC97 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.074 H 122.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 204, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 26%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.61, -14.83, 24.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.61, 28.69, 121.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.89% -0.0395 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.89% 0.074 122.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6717, 55.9849, 37.5669) |
| Luminance | 0.5598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.59
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.91
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.65
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.68
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.76
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCC97 #A897CC
analogous
#CCC397 #BBCC97 #A1CC97
triadic
#BBCC97 #97BBCC #CC97BB
tetradic
#BBCC97 #97CCC3 #A897CC #CC97A1
square
#BBCC97 #97CCC3 #A897CC #CC97A1
split-complementary
#BBCC97 #97A1CC #C397CC
monochromatic
#839C4D #A0B86E #BBCC97 #D6E0C0 #F1F4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#BBCC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.20
#BBCC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCC97
12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCC97 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2C694
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C599
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcc97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 204, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.074 122.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0dbb6',
500: '#bbcc97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcc97; $custom-light: #d0dbb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcc97",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 204,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.245,
"s": 34.194,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8189,
"c": 0.07358,
"h": 122.5
},
"luminance": 0.55985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCC97
secondary
#7966A1
accent
#38AD5E
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481