#BBE989#BBE989
#BBE989 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.706; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.133 H 129.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 233, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(89, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 0%, 41.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.31, -30.83, 41.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.31, 51.98, 126.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.99% -0.0848 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.99% 0.133 129.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1471, 70.6479, 34.4457) |
| Luminance | 0.7065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 3.91
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 4.34
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.56
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.83
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE989 #B789E9
analogous
#E9E789 #BBE989 #8BE989
triadic
#BBE989 #89BBE9 #E989BB
tetradic
#BBE989 #89E9E7 #B789E9 #E9898B
square
#BBE989 #89E9E7 #B789E9 #E9898B
split-complementary
#BBE989 #898BE9 #E789E9
monochromatic
#7FD127 #9DDF55 #BBE989 #D9F3BD #F0FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#BBE989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.13
#BBE989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE989
15.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE989 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.13 | 15.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DD82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBDA8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEE1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 233, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.133 129.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1f0ad',
500: '#bbe989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe989; $custom-light: #d1f0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe989",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 233,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 88.75,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87988,
"c": 0.13285,
"h": 129.7
},
"luminance": 0.70649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE989
secondary
#8953C3
accent
#15D16F
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF7
border
#D4D6D0
text
#141610
muted
#838581