Close to Honeydew Green
#BBF799
#BBF799 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 96.9% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 98°, with 85% saturation and 78% 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 #BBF799.
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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16.88:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.24:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.88:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBF799 as they’d see it.
#BBF799 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 #BBF799
What color is #BBF799?
#BBF799 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 96.9% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 98°, with 85% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBF799 in RGB?
#BBF799 is rgb(187, 247, 153): 187 red, 247 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBF799 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 0, 38, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBF799?
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 #BBF799?
Its complement #F4DFFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.