What color is #BBCA9A?

#BBCA9A 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 #BBCA9A?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 154: 187 red, 202 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCA9A?

The complementary color is #A99ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCA9A color

#BBCA9A rgb(187, 202, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCA9A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 60.4% blue (187, 202, 154).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#BBCA9A color codes

HEX	`#BBCA9A`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.12, -13.37, 22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.12, 26.02, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.446, 55.139, 38.709)`
Decimal	`12307098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCA9A, 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 #BBCA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #BBCA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbca9a; }
.text { color: #bbca9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbca9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbca9a, #a3ca9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBCA9A?: #BBCA9A 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 #BBCA9A?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 154: 187 red, 202 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCA9A?: The complementary color is #A99ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.