#bbcd4b

Color #bbcd4b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 15.99 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbcd4b

RGB

rgb(187, 205, 75)

HSL

hsl(68.3, 56.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.3, 63.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 63.4%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.89, -23.4, 60.48)

LCH

lch(78.89, 64.85, 111.15)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.154, 116.66)

HWB

hwb(68.3, 29.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4bcd

Analogous

#cd9e4b

#bbcd4b

#7acd4b

Triadic

#bbcd4b

#4bbbcd

#cd4bbb

Split-complementary

#bbcd4b

#4b7acd

#9e4bcd

Tetradic

#bbcd4b

#4bcd5d

#5d4bcd

#cd4bbb

Square

#bbcd4b

#4bcd9e

#5d4bcd

#cd4b7a

Shades

Color #bbcd4b mixed toward black.

#a4b733

#839229

#636e1e

#424914

#21250a

Tints

Color #bbcd4b mixed toward white.

#c6d569

#d2de87

#dde6a5

#e8eec3

#f4f7e1

Tones

Color #bbcd4b mixed toward gray.

#b3c256

#abb761

#a3ac6c

#9ca276

#949781

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c37c · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#c2c184 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#bc969b · ΔE 41

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbcd4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbcd4b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbcd4b (#bbcd4b) is rgb(187, 205, 75) in RGB.

No, #bbcd4b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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