What color is #BBC77E?

#BBC77E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC77E?

The RGB value is 187, 199, 126: 187 red, 199 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC77E?

The complementary color is #8A7EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC77E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC77E color

#BBC77E rgb(187, 199, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC77E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78% green and 49.4% blue (187, 199, 126).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#BBC77E color codes

HEX	`#BBC77E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 199, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -15.65, 35.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 38.52, 113.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.683, 52.918, 27.595)`
Decimal	`12306302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC77E, 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 #BBC77E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC77E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #BBC77E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc77e; }
.text { color: #bbc77e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc77e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 199 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc77e, #96c77e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBC77E?: #BBC77E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC77E?: The RGB value is 187, 199, 126: 187 red, 199 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC77E?: The complementary color is #8A7EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC77E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.