#BBC446

Accessibility

AAA

11.1:1

Vs white / black

1.89:1 · 11.1:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bbc446

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 70)

RGBA

rgba(187, 196, 70, 1)

HSL

hsl(64, 52%, 52%)

HSLA

hsla(64, 52%, 52%, 1)

HSV

hsv(64, 64%, 77%)

LAB

lab(76.37% -19.3 59.87)

LCH

lch(76.37% 62.9 107.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7896 -0.0581 0.1356)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7896 0.1475 113.19)

XYZ

xyz(41.34, 50.49, 13.36)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 0%, 64%, 23%)

CSS

color: #bbc446;

CSS variable

--color-bbc446: #bbc446;

SCSS

$color-bbc446: #bbc446;

JavaScript

const color = "#bbc446";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bbc446";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bbc446" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bbc446", "rgb": { "r": 187, "g": 196, "b": 70 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7896 0.1475 113.19)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bbc446-1: #bbc446;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-500

Very different · ΔE 10.67 · #84CC16

Nearest CSS named color

DarkKhaki

Very different · ΔE 7.71 · #BDB76B

Nearest Material color

lime-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.68 · #C0CA33

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 18.61 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5fcb6 100e7f0a3 200d4dd82 300bec75c 400a2aa25 500878e00 600717700 7005a5f00 800444800 900303300 9501b1d00

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9faf0 f4f5e0 eef0d1 e8ebc1 e3e6b2 dde2a3 d7dd93 d2d884 ccd374 c6ce65 c1c955 bbc446 abb440 9ca33a 8c9335 7d832f 6d7229 5e6223 4e521d 3e4117 2f3112 1f210c 101006

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9faf0 f4f5e0 eef0d1 e8ebc1 e3e6b2 dde2a3 d7dd93 d2d884 ccd374 c6ce65 c1c955

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

abb440 9ca33a 8c9335 7d832f 6d7229 5e6223 4e521d 3e4117 2f3112 1f210c 101006

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b6be4b b1b950 acb355 a7ad59 a2a85e 9ea263 999c68 94976d 8f9172 8a8b76 85867b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BBC446Stop 1 #4D45C4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C48D45Stop 1 #BBC446Stop 2 #7CC445Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BBC446Stop 1 #45BCC4Stop 2 #C445BCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BBC446Stop 1 #457CC4Stop 2 #8D45C4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4A4E18Stop 1 #81882BStop 2 #B9C23DStop 3 #CED477Stop 4 #E3E7B1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bbc446 works

#BBC446 (#bbc446) sits in the yellow family at about 64° hue, 52% saturation, and 52% lightness. Contrast is 1.89:1 on white and 11.1:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bbc446 as small body text on white — 1.89:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #BBC23D#BBC23D Material Lime 600#C0CA33 Spectrum #B5C026#B5C026 Spectrum #C6CE5A#C6CE5A Spectrum #ADBB44#ADBB44 Spectrum #BAC85F#BAC85F Spectrum #C9C53B#C9C53B Spectrum #A7BA2C#A7BA2C Spectrum #AEBA12#AEBA12 Web Safe #CCCC66#CCCC66 Web Safe #CCCC33#CCCC33 Material Lime 700#AFB42B