Close to Yellow Green
#BBF166
#BBF166 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 94.5% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 83% saturation and 67% 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 #BBF166.
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
1.32:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.32:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBF166 as they’d see it.
#BBF166 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBF166
What color is #BBF166?
#BBF166 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 94.5% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 83% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBF166 in RGB?
#BBF166 is rgb(187, 241, 102): 187 red, 241 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBF166 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(22, 0, 58, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBF166?
PANTONE 374 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBF166?
Its complement #EBD9FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.