#BBD989#BBD989
#BBD989 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.110 H 125.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 217, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 51%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 37%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 36.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.91, -23.20, 36.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.91, 42.99, 122.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.45% -0.0634 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.45% 0.11 125.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8213, 61.9963, 33.0038) |
| Luminance | 0.6200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.31
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.54
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.49
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.56
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.92
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD989 #A789D9
analogous
#D9CF89 #BBD989 #93D989
triadic
#BBD989 #89BBD9 #D989BB
tetradic
#BBD989 #89D9CF #A789D9 #D98993
square
#BBD989 #89D9CF #A789D9 #D98993
split-complementary
#BBD989 #8993D9 #CF89D9
monochromatic
#83AF38 #A0CA5B #BBD989 #D6E8B7 #F0F7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#BBD989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.40
#BBD989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD989
13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD989 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CF83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCE8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0D2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 217, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.110 125.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e4ac',
500: '#bbd989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd989; $custom-light: #d0e4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd989",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 217,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.5,
"s": 51.282,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84453,
"c": 0.1095,
"h": 125.4
},
"luminance": 0.61997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD989
secondary
#7857B0
accent
#27BF60
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF7
border
#D4D5D0
text
#141510
muted
#838481