Close to Honeydew Green

#BBDC8A

#BBDC8A is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 84°, with 54% saturation and 70% 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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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDC8A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBDC8A
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 #BBDC8A

What color is #BBDC8A?

#BBDC8A is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 84°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBDC8A in RGB?

#BBDC8A is rgb(187, 220, 138): 187 red, 220 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBDC8A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 37, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBDC8A?

PANTONE 365 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BBDC8A?

Its complement #DEC7FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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