#BBD78B#BBD78B
#BBD78B is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.104 H 125.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD78B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 215, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 49%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 35%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 35.3%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.39, -21.96, 34.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.39, 40.90, 122.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.05% -0.0599 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.05% 0.104 125) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4537, 61.0295, 33.5956) |
| Luminance | 0.6103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.55
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.06
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.22
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.43
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.79
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD78B #A78BD7
analogous
#D7CD8B #BBD78B #95D78B
triadic
#BBD78B #8BBBD7 #D78BBB
tetradic
#BBD78B #8BD7CD #A78BD7 #D78B95
square
#BBD78B #8BD7CD #A78BD7 #D78B95
split-complementary
#BBD78B #8B95D7 #CD8BD7
monochromatic
#83AC3B #A0C75D #BBD78B #D6E7B9 #F0F6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#BBD78B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.21
#BBD78B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD78B
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD78B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD78B | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.21 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCE86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCD8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0D0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd78b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 215, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.104 125.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e3ad',
500: '#bbd78b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd78b; $custom-light: #d0e3ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd78b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 215,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.105,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8405,
"c": 0.1043,
"h": 125
},
"luminance": 0.6103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD78B
secondary
#7859AD
accent
#29BC5F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF7
border
#D4D5D0
text
#141510
muted
#838481