#bbc256

Color #bbc256

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc256

RGB

rgb(187, 194, 86)

HSL

hsl(63.9, 47%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.9, 55.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 55.7%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.96, -17.16, 52.5)

LCH

lch(75.96, 55.23, 108.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.132, 112.45)

HWB

hwb(63.9, 33.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d56c2

Analogous

#c29356

#bbc256

#85c256

Triadic

#bbc256

#56bbc2

#c256bb

Split-complementary

#bbc256

#5685c2

#9356c2

Tetradic

#bbc256

#56c25d

#5d56c2

#c256bb

Square

#bbc256

#56c293

#5d56c2

#c25685

Shades

Color #bbc256 mixed toward black.

#a4ab3e

#838931

#636725

#424519

#21220c

Tints

Color #bbc256 mixed toward white.

#c6cc72

#d2d68e

#dde1aa

#e8ebc7

#f4f5e3

Tones

Color #bbc256 mixed toward gray.

#b3b95f

#abb068

#a4a771

#9c9e7a

#949583

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe7c · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#bebd83 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#bb9296 · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc256]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbc256 (#bbc256) is rgb(187, 194, 86) in RGB.

No, #bbc256 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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