Close to Yellow Green
#BBDA3E
#BBDA3E is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 72°, with 68% saturation and 55% 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 #BBDA3E.
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.
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1.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.21:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.21:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDA3E as they’d see it.
#BBDA3E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBDA3E
What color is #BBDA3E?
#BBDA3E is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 72°, with 68% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBDA3E in RGB?
#BBDA3E is rgb(187, 218, 62): 187 red, 218 green, and 62 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBDA3E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 72, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBDA3E?
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 #BBDA3E?
Its complement #D9C3FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.