#BBE98B#BBE98B
#BBE98B is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.707; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.131 H 130.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBE98B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 233, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(89, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 0%, 40.3%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.34, -30.58, 40.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.34, 51.07, 126.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.02% -0.084 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.02% 0.131 130) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2919, 70.7058, 35.2083) |
| Luminance | 0.7071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 4.03
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 4.35
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 4.35
Washed Out Green
#BCF5A6
ΔE00 4.57
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBE98B #B98BE9
analogous
#E9E88B #BBE98B #8CE98B
triadic
#BBE98B #8BBBE9 #E98BBB
tetradic
#BBE98B #8BE9E8 #B98BE9 #E98B8C
square
#BBE98B #8BE9E8 #B98BE9 #E98B8C
split-complementary
#BBE98B #8B8CE9 #E88BE9
monochromatic
#7FD228 #9DDF58 #BBE98B #D9F3BE #F0FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#BBE98B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.14
#BBE98B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBE98B
15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBE98B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBE98B | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.14 | 15.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DD84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EADA90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEE2D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbe98b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 233, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.131 130.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1f0ae',
500: '#bbe98b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbe98b; $custom-light: #d1f0ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbe98b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 233,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.362,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8802,
"c": 0.13075,
"h": 130
},
"luminance": 0.70707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBE98B
secondary
#8B55C3
accent
#15D071
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FBFEF7
border
#D4D6D0
text
#141610
muted
#838581