#BBE899#BBE899
#BBE899 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.706; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.114 H 132.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 232, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 63%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 34%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 0%, 34.1%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.28, -28.26, 33.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.28, 44.07, 129.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.04% -0.077 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.04% 0.114 132.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0988, 70.5769, 40.8506) |
| Luminance | 0.7058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 3.12
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 3.22
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 3.43
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 3.69
Light Light Green
#C8FFB0
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Green
#C7FDB5
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE899 #C699E8
analogous
#E3E899 #BBE899 #99E89E
triadic
#BBE899 #99BBE8 #E899BB
tetradic
#BBE899 #99E3E8 #C699E8 #E89E99
square
#BBE899 #99E3E8 #C699E8 #E89E99
split-complementary
#BBE899 #9E99E8 #E899E3
monochromatic
#78D135 #9ADD67 #BBE899 #DCF3CB #EEF9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#BBE899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.12
#BBE899 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE899
15.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE899 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE899 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.12 | 15.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDD94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D99D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCE2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe899; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 232, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.114 132.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0efb7',
500: '#bbe899',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe899; $custom-light: #d0efb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe899",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 232,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 94.177,
"s": 63.2,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88039,
"c": 0.11413,
"h": 132.5
},
"luminance": 0.70578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE899
secondary
#9963C3
accent
#1BCB7F
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF8
border
#D4D6D1
text
#141611
muted
#838581