Close to Yellow Green
#BBE047
#BBE047 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.8% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 71% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBE047.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.87:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBE047 as they’d see it.
#BBE047 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBE047
What color is #BBE047?
#BBE047 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.8% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 71% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBE047 in RGB?
#BBE047 is rgb(187, 224, 71): 187 red, 224 green, and 71 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBE047 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 0, 68, 12). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBE047?
PANTONE 390 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBE047?
Its complement #DDC9FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.