#BBD499#BBD499
#BBD499 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.083 H 126.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 212, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 41%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(85, 28%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 0%, 27.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -18.55, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 32.36, 124.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.66% -0.0499 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.66% 0.083 126.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7860, 59.9513, 39.0797) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.15
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.44
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.97
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.06
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD499 #B299D4
analogous
#D4D099 #BBD499 #9ED499
triadic
#BBD499 #99BBD4 #D499BB
tetradic
#BBD499 #99D4D0 #B299D4 #D4999E
square
#BBD499 #99D4D0 #B299D4 #D4999E
split-complementary
#BBD499 #999ED4 #D099D4
monochromatic
#81AB48 #9EC26E #BBD499 #D8E6C4 #F1F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBD499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#BBD499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD499
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD499 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DACC95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7CB9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BECFC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 212, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.083 126.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e1b7',
500: '#bbd499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd499; $custom-light: #d0e1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd499",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 212,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 85.424,
"s": 40.69,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83661,
"c": 0.0834,
"h": 126.8
},
"luminance": 0.59952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD499
secondary
#8367AA
accent
#32B469
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481