#BBE799#BBE799
#BBE799 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.113 H 132.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 231, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 62%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 34%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 33.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.00, -27.79, 33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.00, 43.49, 129.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.82% -0.0757 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.82% 0.113 132.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8181, 70.0155, 40.7571) |
| Luminance | 0.7002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 2.92
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 3.40
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 3.43
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 3.94
Light Light Green
#C8FFB0
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Green
#C7FDB5
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE799 #C599E7
analogous
#E2E799 #BBE799 #99E79E
triadic
#BBE799 #99BBE7 #E799BB
tetradic
#BBE799 #99E2E7 #C599E7 #E79E99
square
#BBE799 #99E2E7 #C599E7 #E79E99
split-complementary
#BBE799 #9E99E7 #E799E2
monochromatic
#79D036 #9ADB67 #BBE799 #DCF3CB #EEF9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#BBE799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.00
#BBE799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE799
15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE799 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDC94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D99D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 231, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.113 132.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0eeb7',
500: '#bbe799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe799; $custom-light: #d0eeb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe799",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 231,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 93.846,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87818,
"c": 0.1126,
"h": 132.3
},
"luminance": 0.70017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE799
secondary
#9863C1
accent
#1CCA7E
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF8
border
#D4D6D1
text
#141611
muted
#838581