What color is #BBC98B?

#BBC98B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC98B?

The RGB value is 187, 201, 139: 187 red, 201 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC98B?

The complementary color is #998BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC98B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC98B color

#BBC98B rgb(187, 201, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC98B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.8% green and 54.5% blue (187, 201, 139).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#BBC98B color codes

HEX	`#BBC98B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 201, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -14.99, 29.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 33.06, 116.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.04, 54.202, 32.458)`
Decimal	`12306827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC98B, 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 #BBC98B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC98B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #BBC98B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc98b; }
.text { color: #bbc98b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc98b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 201 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc98b, #9cc98b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBC98B?: #BBC98B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC98B?: The RGB value is 187, 201, 139: 187 red, 201 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC98B?: The complementary color is #998BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC98B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.