Close to Honeydew Green
#BBD978
#BBD978 is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.1% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 79°, with 56% saturation and 66% 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 #BBD978.
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
1.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.31:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.31:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBD978 as they’d see it.
#BBD978 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 #BBD978
What color is #BBD978?
#BBD978 is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.1% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 79°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBD978 in RGB?
#BBD978 is rgb(187, 217, 120): 187 red, 217 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBD978 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 45, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBD978?
PANTONE 366 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBD978?
Its complement #D9C4FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.