#BBE86B#BBE86B
#BBE86B is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.161 H 126.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 232, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 0%, 53.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.67, -33.60, 55.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.67, 64.70, 121.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.35% -0.0946 0.1301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.35% 0.161 126) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0039, 69.3390, 24.5511) |
| Luminance | 0.6934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.46
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.67
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 4.89
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.05
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE86B #986BE8
analogous
#E8D76B #BBE86B #7DE86B
triadic
#BBE86B #6BBBE8 #E86BBB
tetradic
#BBE86B #6BE8D7 #986BE8 #E86B7D
square
#BBE86B #6BE8D7 #986BE8 #E86B7D
split-complementary
#BBE86B #6B7DE8 #D76BE8
monochromatic
#82BB1D #A3E036 #BBE86B #D3F0A0 #ECF8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#BBE86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.87
#BBE86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE86B
14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE86B | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.87 | 14.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1DECC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 232, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.161 126.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ef99',
500: '#bbe86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe86b; $custom-light: #d2ef99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 232,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.6,
"s": 73.099,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87352,
"c": 0.16092,
"h": 126
},
"luminance": 0.6934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE86B
secondary
#6A3CBB
accent
#10D557
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF5
border
#D4D6CF
text
#14160E
muted
#83857F