Close to Honeydew Green

#BBF899

#BBF899 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 97.3% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 99°, with 87% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBF899 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBF899
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BBF899?

#BBF899 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 97.3% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 99°, with 87% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBF899 in RGB?

#BBF899 is rgb(187, 248, 153): 187 red, 248 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBF899 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(25, 0, 38, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBF899?

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 #BBF899?

Its complement #F4E1FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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