#BBE491#BBE491
#BBE491 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.117 H 129.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 228, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 61%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 36%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 36.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -27.45, 36.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 45.47, 127.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.01% -0.075 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.01% 0.117 129.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3469, 68.0951, 37.1157) |
| Luminance | 0.6810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.49
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.57
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 4.78
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.83
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE491 #BA91E4
analogous
#E4E491 #BBE491 #91E491
triadic
#BBE491 #91BBE4 #E491BB
tetradic
#BBE491 #91E4E4 #BA91E4 #E49191
square
#BBE491 #91E4E4 #BA91E4 #E49191
split-complementary
#BBE491 #9191E4 #E491E4
monochromatic
#7EC931 #9DD860 #BBE491 #D9F0C2 #F0F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#BBE491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#BBE491 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE491
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE491 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD98B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D695
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEDDCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 228, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.117 129.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ecb2',
500: '#bbe491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe491; $custom-light: #d0ecb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe491",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 228,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.639,
"s": 60.584,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87014,
"c": 0.1169,
"h": 129.9
},
"luminance": 0.68096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE491
secondary
#8C5CBD
accent
#1DC872
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFDF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141611
muted
#838481