What color is #BBC69F?

#BBC69F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC69F?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 159: 187 red, 198 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC69F?

The complementary color is #AA9FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC69F color

#BBC69F rgb(187, 198, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC69F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 62.4% blue (187, 198, 159).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#BBC69F color codes

HEX	`#BBC69F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -10.56, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 21.14, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.945, 53.456, 40.639)`
Decimal	`12306079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC69F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBC69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBC69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc69f; }
.text { color: #bbc69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc69f, #a7c69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBC69F?: #BBC69F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC69F?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 159: 187 red, 198 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC69F?: The complementary color is #AA9FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.