Close to Olive Green

#BBCA83

#BBCA83 is a light, muted green, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.77:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

11.89:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.77:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.89:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBCA83 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBCA83
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BBCA83

What color is #BBCA83?

#BBCA83 is a light, muted green, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBCA83 in RGB?

#BBCA83 is rgb(187, 202, 131): 187 red, 202 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBCA83 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 35, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBCA83?

PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BBCA83?

Its complement #C9B9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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