#BBE079#BBE079
#BBE079 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.137 H 125.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE079 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 224, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 62%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 46%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 0%, 46%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.62, -28.45, 46.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.62, 54.32, 121.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.75% -0.0791 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.75% 0.137 125.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6002, 65.2562, 28.0154) |
| Luminance | 0.6526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.83
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.98
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.22
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.29
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.30
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE079 #9E79E0
analogous
#E0D179 #BBE079 #88E079
triadic
#BBE079 #79BBE0 #E079BB
tetradic
#BBE079 #79E0D1 #9E79E0 #E07988
square
#BBE079 #79E0D1 #9E79E0 #E07988
split-complementary
#BBE079 #7988E0 #D179E0
monochromatic
#83B52A #A2D547 #BBE079 #D4EBAB #EDF7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#BBE079 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.05
#BBE079 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE079
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE079 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE079 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD570
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D37F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe079; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 224, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.137 125.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e9a1',
500: '#bbe079',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe079; $custom-light: #d1e9a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe079",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 224,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.553,
"s": 62.424,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85748,
"c": 0.13665,
"h": 125.4
},
"luminance": 0.65257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE079
secondary
#6F47B6
accent
#1BCA5A
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14160F
muted
#838480