#BBD589#BBD589
#BBD589 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.104 H 124.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD589 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 213, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 48%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 36%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 35.7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -21.24, 34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 40.74, 121.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.58% -0.0579 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.58% 0.104 124) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8028, 59.9593, 32.6643) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.44
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 2.47
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.64
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.18
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 5.30
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD589 #A389D5
analogous
#D5C989 #BBD589 #95D589
triadic
#BBD589 #89BBD5 #D589BB
tetradic
#BBD589 #89D5C9 #A389D5 #D58995
square
#BBD589 #89D5C9 #A389D5 #D58995
split-complementary
#BBD589 #8995D5 #C989D5
monochromatic
#83A83C #A1C55C #BBD589 #D5E5B6 #EFF5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#BBD589 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#BBD589 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD589
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD589 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD589 | 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)
#DDCC84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACB8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0CEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd589; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 213, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.104 124.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e2ac',
500: '#bbd589',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd589; $custom-light: #d0e2ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd589",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 213,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 80.526,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83576,
"c": 0.10365,
"h": 124
},
"luminance": 0.59959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD589
secondary
#7457AB
accent
#2BBB5C
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF7
border
#D4D5D0
text
#141510
muted
#838481