Close to Olive Green
#BBC568
#BBC568 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 44% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBC568.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.86:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.30:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.30:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBC568 as they’d see it.
#BBC568 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 #BBC568
What color is #BBC568?
#BBC568 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 44% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBC568 in RGB?
#BBC568 is rgb(187, 197, 104): 187 red, 197 green, and 104 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBC568 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 0, 47, 23). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBC568?
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 #BBC568?
Its complement #C2B5FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.