#BBE987#BBE987
#BBE987 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.706; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.135 H 129.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE987 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 233, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 69%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 42%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 0%, 42.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.29, -31.07, 42.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.29, 52.89, 125.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.96% -0.0856 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.96% 0.135 129.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0049, 70.5910, 33.6972) |
| Luminance | 0.7059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 3.82
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 4.35
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.79
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 5.00
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 5.11
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE987 #B587E9
analogous
#E9E687 #BBE987 #8AE987
triadic
#BBE987 #87BBE9 #E987BB
tetradic
#BBE987 #87E9E6 #B587E9 #E9878A
square
#BBE987 #87E9E6 #B587E9 #E9878A
split-complementary
#BBE987 #878AE9 #E687E9
monochromatic
#80D026 #9EE053 #BBE987 #D8F2BB #F0FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#BBE987 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.12
#BBE987 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE987
15.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE987 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE987 | 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)
#F1DD7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBDA8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFE1D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe987; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 233, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.135 129.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1f0ab',
500: '#bbe987',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe987; $custom-light: #d1f0ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe987",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 233,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 88.163,
"s": 69.014,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87957,
"c": 0.13495,
"h": 129.4
},
"luminance": 0.70592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE987
secondary
#8752C3
accent
#15D16D
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF7
border
#D4D6D0
text
#141610
muted
#838581